cultivar
noun/ˈkʌltɪvɑr/
Frequency rank: #18,004 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
A plant variety that has been produced in cultivation by selective breeding.
Example sentence
The gardener developed a new cultivar that could resist frost and still produce sweet fruit.
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