Definition of CULTIVAR

cultivar

Plural: cultivars

Noun

  • A plant variety developed and maintained through cultivation.
  • 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.

Examples

  • I planted CULTIVAR on the double letter score, hoping it would yield many points.

Origin / Etymology

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

Scrabble Score: 13

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

Words With Friends Score: 17

cultivar: valid Words With Friends Word