convariety

English

Alternative forms
  • convar., 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)[1]

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

References
  1. David M. Spooner, Wilbert L. A. Hetterscheid, Ronald G. van den Berg, Willem A. Brandenburg (2003) “Plant Nomenclature and Taxonomy An Horticultural and Agronomic Perspective”, in Horticultural Reviews‎, volume 28, page 4
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