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DictionarycultivarCultivated plant variety
noun

cultivar

KUL-tih-var/ˈkʌltɪvɑːr/

A plant variety produced or maintained through cultivation.

These two rose cultivars display different flower colors and shapes.

Two cultivated rose varieties side by side in pots, one yellow double bloom and one red clustered bloom, matching grafting supports and nursery setting, no labels.
Etymology
cultiEnglishto grow and tend plants
+varEnglisha distinct plant form

Cultivar compresses “cultivated variety” into a name for a plant variety produced through cultivation. The formation puts human growing and tending at the center of the distinction.

In context

Jerry James Stone0:39
also known as Japanese bunching onions. Basically, they have this really long stalk, and they don't produce the bulb. So, the true scallion doesn't, actually, produce the bulb. It's a cultivar of the onion species
Scallions vs Green Onions - What's the Difference?

More examples

  • This tomato cultivar produces fruit even during cool summers.
  • The nursery sells several drought-tolerant lavender cultivars.
  • We choose a compact cultivar for our small garden.

Forms

cultivar · cultivars

cultivation noun — The growing and tending of plants.

Similar words

variety
Can occur naturally, whereas a cultivar depends on cultivation.