subvariety

English

Etymology

From sub- +‎ variety.

Noun

subvariety (plural subvarieties)

1. A secondary or subsidiary variety.
   1. (mathematics) A subset of a variety which is itself a variety.
   2. (linguistics) A subordinate language variety.
2. (botany) A rank below that of variety.

Synonyms

• subvar.

Derived terms

• algebraic subvariety

 

Translations

rank in a taxonomic classification

• Czech: pododrůda f
• Finnish: alamuunnos