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cultivated plant

cultivated plant

1 3.4
A plant people grow for food or decoration
  • noun
  • /ˈkʌltɪˌveɪtɪd plænt/
translation icon : planta cultivada
  • The objectives of the research were to assess the relationship between the diversity of cultivated plants in home gardens and the movement of planting material in northeastern Peru.
  • cultivated plants diversity
  • cultivated plant species
  • cultivated plants in home gardens

Examples

  • The thirty-eight species of cultivated plants in her home garden originated from villages and towns throughout the northeastern Peruvian Amazon.

    Academic text (2004)
  • Farmers frequently stated that they chose the best specimen of a cultivated plant for safekeeping in their home garden.

    Academic text (2004)
  • The oldest cultivated plant in the New World.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • But the United States has some native plants that are related to valuable cultivated plant species.

    Academic text (1998)
  • In each study community, one home garden stands out because the diversity of cultivated plants is significantly higher in it than in the other gardens.

    Academic text (2004)
  • The number of years tended is also a strong predictor of the number of cultivated plant species encountered in the gardens.

    Academic text (2004)
  • The mean number of cultivated plants in home gardens for the two villages is 8.03, with small differences between villages.

    Academic text (2004)
  • Wild greens are typically higher in calcium, iron, magnesium, and vitamin C, for example, than cultivated plants.

    Academic text (2004)
  • With forty-two species of cultivated plants, Doa Maria's home garden is the most diverse in Sucre.

    Academic text (2004)
  • Many farmers rely on a variety of cultivated plants to ensure a successful harvest each season.

Antonyms

8.2

A plant that grows by itself from seed without being planted

How Cultivated

cultivated plant
1 3.4
garden plant
1 1.0
wildling
8.2

Surface Forms

Morphology

cultivated + plant

The meaning 'a plant grown intentionally by humans' is directly and compositionally derived from 'cultivated' (intentionally tended/managed) + 'plant' (a living organism). This straightforward ADJ+NOUN combination follows common cross-linguistic patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the MWE meaning.

Etymology

Cultivated plant comes from the image of a gardener who cultivates—digging, planting and caring for a plant so it grows well. So a cultivated plant is a plant people grow 'on purpose' for food, beauty, or other use.