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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Management • Our best and easiest control is to plant disease-resistant cultivars.
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Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2025
In Japan, ikebana artists maintain distinctive relationships with local florists and growers, who share seasonal knowledge and information about specific cultivars.
—Kosen Ohtsubo, Artforum, 1 June 2025
In 1965 a new Cacao cultivar called CCN51 was developed which had resistance or tolerance to three major diseases and which has four times the yield of the traditional cultivars.
—Steven Savage, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
This last cultivar is primarily found in Abruzzo in the commune of Loreto Aprutino, one of the true capitals of Italian EVOO.
—Tom Hyland, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
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Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2025
In Japan, ikebana artists maintain distinctive relationships with local florists and growers, who share seasonal knowledge and information about specific cultivars.
—Kosen Ohtsubo, Artforum, 1 June 2025
In 1965 a new Cacao cultivar called CCN51 was developed which had resistance or tolerance to three major diseases and which has four times the yield of the traditional cultivars.
—Steven Savage, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
This last cultivar is primarily found in Abruzzo in the commune of Loreto Aprutino, one of the true capitals of Italian EVOO.
—Tom Hyland, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
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“Cultivar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cultivar. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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