Definition of "cultivar" []

• A race or variety of a plant that has been created or selected intentionally and maintained through cultivation. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "This particular cultivar is ‘Oranges and Lemons,’ my favorites."
• "Liriope Big Blue’This lilyturf cultivar is a tufted, grass-like perennial which typically grows 12-18″ high (sometimes to 2′) and features a clump of strap-like, arching, glossy, dark green leaves (1″ wide)."
• "A cultivar is a cultivated variety that has desirable attributes that are distinct from other cultivars."