convariety

English

Alternative forms
  • conv., cv. (abbreviations)

Etymology

From con- +‎ variety.

Noun

convariety (plural convarieties)

  1. A nomenclatural subgroup of a subspecies above a variety, employed for cultivated plants (but proscribed by the ICNCP, preferring the term cultivar group)

Derived terms
  • subconvariety (rare)
  • supraconvariety (rare)
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