cultivar
noun
cul·ti·var
ˈkəl-tə-ˌvär 
-ˌver
: an organism and especially one of an agricultural or horticultural variety or strain originating and persistent under cultivation
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The American Daylily Society website celebrates the naming of the 100,000th cultivar and has great photos and information.
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Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 May 2024
Look for compact cultivars with burgundy or deep plum foliage that contrasts with the bright flowers, or a green variety covered in drifts of white blooms.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 10 May 2024
But cultivars, which have been selected at one time or another for their fruit, yield, or hardiness, are clones.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 4 May 2024
Payment options secure and private As a prominent global cannabis seed bank, Seed Supreme provides a vast selection of more than 1500 cultivars from renowned breeders.
—Anna Miller, Sacramento Bee, 26 Apr. 2024
Some people advocate planting native plants exclusively, and forgetting about plants that are known as cultivars.
—Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 20 Apr. 2024
Some cultivars were bred to be more compact, while others can scramble to 100 feet high or taller.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 8 Apr. 2024
Some cultivars tolerate rust, but intolerant cultivars can defoliate completely.
—Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2024
Some cultivars have little green markings here and there.
—Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 2 Feb. 2024
Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 May 2024
Look for compact cultivars with burgundy or deep plum foliage that contrasts with the bright flowers, or a green variety covered in drifts of white blooms.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 10 May 2024
But cultivars, which have been selected at one time or another for their fruit, yield, or hardiness, are clones.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 4 May 2024
Payment options secure and private As a prominent global cannabis seed bank, Seed Supreme provides a vast selection of more than 1500 cultivars from renowned breeders.
—Anna Miller, Sacramento Bee, 26 Apr. 2024
Some people advocate planting native plants exclusively, and forgetting about plants that are known as cultivars.
—Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 20 Apr. 2024
Some cultivars were bred to be more compact, while others can scramble to 100 feet high or taller.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 8 Apr. 2024
Some cultivars tolerate rust, but intolerant cultivars can defoliate completely.
—Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2024
Some cultivars have little green markings here and there.
—Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 2 Feb. 2024
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“Cultivar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cultivar. Accessed 17 May. 2024.
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