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cultivar

noun

  1. plant or grouping of plants selected for desirable characteristics
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈkʌltɪvɑɹ/

noun

Etymology: Blend of cultivated + variety or cultigen + variety. Coined by American botanist Liberty Hyde Bailey in 1923.

  1. A cultivated (not necessarily botanical) variety of a plant species or hybrid of two species.