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cultivar

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cul·ti·var  (klt-vär, -vâr)
n.
A race or variety of a plant that has been created or selected intentionally and maintained through cultivation.
[culti(vated) + var(iety).]
cultivar  (klt-vär, -vâr)
A variety of a plant that has been created or selected intentionally and maintained through cultivation.
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Noun1.cultivar - a variety of a plant developed from a natural species and maintained under cultivation
variety - (biology) a taxonomic category consisting of members of a species that differ from others of the same species in minor but heritable characteristics; "varieties are frequently recognized in botany"
tracheophyte, vascular plant - green plant having a vascular system: ferns, gymnosperms, angiosperms
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