different between subspecies vs cultivar

English

Etymology

sub- +? species.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /?s?bspi??i?z/, /-??z/, /-si?z/
• Hyphenation: sub?spe?cies

Noun

subspecies (plural subspecies)

1. (taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below species.
2. (taxonomy) A taxon at that rank, often indicated with trinomial nomenclature (such as Felis silvestris silvestris in zoology and Pinus nigra subsp. salzmannii in botany).
3. A subdivision of a species in other scientific disciplines.

Synonyms

• (abbreviations): ssp., subsp.

Derived terms

Related terms

• infraspecific
• infraspecific epithet
• subspecific
• subspecific epithet
• subspecific name

Translations

Further reading

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /sub?spe.ki.e?s/, [s??p?s?p?kie?s?]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /sup?spe.t??i.es/, [sup?sp??t??i?s]

Noun

subspeci?s f (genitive subspeci??); fifth declension

1. subspecies

Declension

Fifth-declension noun.

Further reading

• subspecies on the Latin Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^la

English

Etymology

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

Noun

cultivar (plural cultivars)

1. A cultivated (not necessarily botanical) variety of a plant species or hybrid of two species. [from 1923]

Derived terms

• cultivar group

Hypernyms

• (cultivated variety of plant): cultigen, cultivar group, convariety

See also

• ICNCP

Translations

Anagrams

• curvital

Catalan

Etymology

From Medieval Latin cultiv?re, present active infinitive of cultiv? (“I till, cultivate”), from cult?vus (“tilled”), from Latin cultus, perfect passive participle of col? (“I till, cultivate”).

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /kul.ti?va/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /kul.ti?ba/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /kul.ti?va?/

Verb

cultivar (first-person singular present cultivo, past participle cultivat)

1. (agriculture) to cultivate; to grow (plants, etc.)

   Synonym: conrear

Conjugation

Derived terms

• cultivable
• cultivador

Related terms

• cultiu

Noun

cultivar f (plural cultivars)

1. cultivar (a cultivated variety of a plant species)

Further reading

• “cultivar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “cultivar” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “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

Etymology

Borrowed from English cultivar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k?l.ti?v?r/
• Hyphenation: cul?ti?var

Noun

cultivar m (plural cultivars)

1. cultivar

Hypernyms

• variëteit

Interlingua

Verb

cultivar

1. to cultivate

Conjugation

Portuguese

Etymology

From Medieval Latin cultiv?re, present active infinitive of cultiv? (“I till, cultivate”), from cult?vus (“tilled”), from Latin cultus, perfect passive participle of col? (“I till, cultivate”).

Verb

cultivar (first-person singular present indicative cultivo, past participle cultivado)

1. (agriculture) to cultivate; to grow (plants, etc.)

Conjugation

Related terms

• cultivo

Further reading

• “cultivar” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Spanish

Etymology

From Medieval Latin cultiv?re, present active infinitive of cultiv? (“to till, cultivate”), from cult?vus (“tilled”), from Latin cultus, perfect passive participle of col? (“to till, cultivate”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kulti?ba?/, [kul?.t?i???a?]

Verb

cultivar (first-person singular present cultivo, first-person singular preterite cultivé, past participle cultivado)

1. (agriculture) to cultivate; to grow (plants, etc.)

Conjugation

Related terms

• cultivo

Noun

cultivar m (plural cultivares)

1. (botany, agriculture) cultivar

Further reading

• “cultivar” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.