Cultivar
[KUHL-tə-var]
Part of speech: noun
Origin: American English, 1920s
1.
A plant variety that has been produced in cultivation by selective breeding. Cultivars are usually designated in the style Taxus baccata “Variegata.”
Examples of Cultivar in a sentence
"The rose garden was organized by sections of different cultivars."
"Most houseplants are cultivars of hardier, outdoor species."
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