# cultivar

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkʌltɪvɑɹ/ · frequency rank #44,719

## Definitions
1. A cultivated (not necessarily botanical) variety of a plant species or hybrid of two species.

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

## Easily confused with
- **cultivate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cultivar-vs-cultivate)

## Common misspellings (12)
`ccultivar`, `clutivar`, `culitvar`, `culltivar`, `cultiavr`, `cultivarr`, `cultivra`, `cultivvar`, `culttivar`, `cultviar`, `cutlivar`, `ucltivar`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/cultivar