convariety

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Etymology

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From con- +‎ variety.

Noun

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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]

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References

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  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[1], volume 28, page 4
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