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

Examples of cultivar in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Winterberry is low maintenance and a good foundation plant with several cultivars available. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 6 Sep. 2026

Over centuries, hundreds of thousands of varieties and cultivars have been bred from them, making the plant family one of the largest in the world. — ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026

There are many cultivars and heirloom varieties in different shapes and colors. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 15 Aug. 2026

Breeders selecting for aroma formulators trying to replicate a strain’s signature profile, and product developers puzzling over why two batches of the same cultivar smell different, were all missing a variable nobody knew existed. — Peter Su, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Word History

Etymology

cultivated + variety

First Known Use

1923, in the meaning defined above