cultivar

== English == === Etymology === Blend of cultivated +‎ variety or cultigen +‎ variety. Coined by American botanist Liberty Hyde Bailey in 1923. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkʌltɪvɑɹ/ === Noun === cultivar (plural cultivars) A cultivated (not necessarily botanical) variety of a plant species or hybrid of two species. [from 1923] ==== Hypernyms ==== (cultivated variety of plant): cultigen, cultivar group, convariety ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== ICNCP === Anagrams === curvital == Catalan == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Medieval Latin cultīvāre (“to till, cultivate”), from cultīvus (“tilled”), from Latin cultus, perfect passive participle of colō (“to till, cultivate”). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): (Northern, Central, Northwestern) [kul.tiˈβa] IPA(key): (Balearic) [kul.tiˈva] IPA(key): (Valencia) [kul.tiˈvaɾ] ==== Verb ==== cultivar (first-person singular present cultivo, first-person singular preterite cultiví, past participle cultivat) (agriculture) to cultivate; to grow (plants, etc.) Synonym: conrear ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== cultivable cultivador ===== Related terms ===== cultiu === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== cultivar f (plural cultivars) cultivar (a cultivated variety of a plant species) === Further reading === “cultivar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “cultivar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “cultivar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “cultivar”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from English cultivar. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkʏl.tiˌvɑr/ Hyphenation: cul‧ti‧var === Noun === cultivar m (plural cultivars, no diminutive) cultivar ==== Hypernyms ==== variëteit == Interlingua == === Verb === cultivar to cultivate ==== Conjugation ==== == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -aɾ, (Brazil, with r-droppping) -a Hyphenation: cul‧ti‧var === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Medieval Latin cultīvāre (“to till, cultivate”), from cultīvus (“tilled”), from Latin cultus, perfect passive participle of colō (“to till, to cultivate”). Doublet of culto. ==== Verb ==== cultivar (first-person singular present cultivo, first-person singular preterite cultivei, past participle cultivado) (transitive, agriculture) to cultivate; to grow (plants, etc.) (transitive, figurative) to cultivate; to nurture (transitive, reflexive, figurative) to perfect; to develop; to thrive Synonym: desenvolver ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Related terms ===== cultivo === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from English cultivar. ==== Noun ==== cultivar m (plural cultivares) (botany) cultivar === Further reading === “cultivar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “cultivar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Medieval Latin cultīvāre (“to till, cultivate”), from cultīvus (“tilled”), from Latin cultus, perfect passive participle of colō (“to till, cultivate”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kultiˈbaɾ/ [kul̪.t̪iˈβ̞aɾ] Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: cul‧ti‧var === Verb === cultivar (first-person singular present cultivo, first-person singular preterite cultivé, past participle cultivado) (agriculture) to cultivate; to grow (plants, etc.) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Noun === cultivar m (plural cultivares) (botany, agriculture) cultivar === Further reading === “cultivar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 cultivar | Diccionario • DELE Ahora