Definition of CULTIVAR

cultivar

Meanings

Plural: cultivars

Noun

  • a variety of a plant developed from a natural species and maintained under cultivation
  • A cultivated (not necessarily botanical) variety of a plant species or hybrid of two species.

Origin / Etymology

Blend of cultivated + variety or cultigen + variety. Coined by American botanist Liberty Hyde Bailey in 1923.

Scrabble Score: 13

cultivar is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
cultivar is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
cultivar is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

cultivar is a valid Words With Friends word