cultivar
English edit
Etymology edit
Blend of cultivated + variety or cultigen + variety. Coined by American botanist Liberty Hyde Bailey in 1923.
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Noun edit
cultivar (plural cultivars)
- A cultivated (not necessarily botanical) variety of a plant species or hybrid of two species. [from 1923]
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- (cultivated variety of plant): cultigen, cultivar group, convariety
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Catalan edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from Medieval Latin cultīvāre (“to till, cultivate”), from cultīvus (“tilled”), from Latin cultus, perfect passive participle of colō (“to till, cultivate”).
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Verb edit
cultivar (first-person singular present cultivo, first-person singular preterite cultiví, past participle cultivat)
- (agriculture) to cultivate; to grow (plants, etc.)
- Synonym: conrear
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Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
cultivar f (plural cultivars)
- cultivar (a cultivated variety of a plant species)
Further reading edit
- “cultivar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “cultivar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “cultivar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “cultivar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English cultivar.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
cultivar m (plural cultivars)
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Interlingua edit
Verb edit
cultivar
- to cultivate
Conjugation edit
infinitive | cultivar | ||
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participle | present | perfect | |
cultivante | cultivate | ||
active | simple | perfect | |
present | cultiva | ha cultivate | |
past | cultivava | habeva cultivate | |
future | cultivara | habera cultivate | |
conditional | cultivarea | haberea cultivate | |
imperative | cultiva | ||
passive | simple | perfect | |
present | es cultivate | ha essite cultivate | |
past | esseva cultivate | habeva essite cultivate | |
future | essera cultivate | habera essite cultivate | |
conditional | esserea cultivate | haberea essite cultivate | |
imperative | sia cultivate |
Portuguese edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from Medieval Latin cultīvāre (“to till, cultivate”), from cultīvus (“tilled”), from Latin cultus, perfect passive participle of colō (“to till, to cultivate”). Doublet of culto.
Verb edit
cultivar (first-person singular present cultivo, first-person singular preterite cultivei, past participle cultivado)
- (transitive, agriculture) to cultivate; to grow (plants, etc.)
- (transitive, figurative) to cultivate; to nurture
- (transitive, reflexive, figurative) to perfect; to develop; to thrive
- Synonym: desenvolver
Conjugation edit
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
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Etymology 2 edit
Borrowed from English cultivar.
Noun edit
cultivar m (plural cultivares)
Further reading edit
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Medieval Latin cultīvāre (“to till, cultivate”), from cultīvus (“tilled”), from Latin cultus, perfect passive participle of colō (“to till, cultivate”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
cultivar (first-person singular present cultivo, first-person singular preterite cultivé, past participle cultivado)
- (agriculture) to cultivate; to grow (plants, etc.)
Conjugation edit
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
Related terms edit
Noun edit
cultivar m (plural cultivares)
Further reading edit
- “cultivar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014