variety

Examples

• All

• The same composite germplasm was released as a variety named "Pete" in 1988.

  Academic text (1994)

• There we grow different varieties of rice, including Riso Arvolio.

• And so with with tomatoes, you have a variety of different types.

• There are three varieties left that I really like.

• All the varieties of land and weather known to Earth within a few hours' walk.

  Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)

• This is done in a variety of organisms for a variety of purposes.

• There is, of course, no single answer, since there were hundreds of varieties and countless ways to serve them.

• Many farmers do not like traditional varieties because their yields are so low.

  Academic text (1993)

• To broaden the development of motor learning patterns, a variety of movement experiences should be offered.

  Academic text (1995)

• Most plant species are associated with a variety of phytophagous insects within their native range.

  Academic text (1993)

Synonyms

S

strain

vsvariety

• Specialized

131 4.9

A type of animal, plant, or small living thing with particular traits

is a formal taxonomic rank below species and subspecies rather than a general type

V

variant

vsvariety

53 4.9

A different form of something, like a virus or recipe

is the specific taxonomic rank for minor heritable differences within species

C

cultivar

vsvariety

• Specialized

7 8.7

A plant variety that people breed and grow for certain features, like roses or apples

is used for naturally occurring taxonomic groups differing by inherited traits

V

var.

vsvariety

• Specialized

8.1

A group within a species that has small differences like leaf shape

is written out fully rather than as an abbreviated label

B

biotype

vsvariety

• Specialized

8.9

A group of living things that have the same genes

groups organisms by minor heritable differences rather than identical genotypes

Compounds

G

garden variety

• Informal

20 3.5

Common and not special or unusual

V

variety show

11 3.4

A show made of different short acts like songs, dances, and jokes

V

variety meat

• US

1 7.5

Parts from inside an animal that people eat, like liver or heart

C

common or garden variety

• UK

4.4

Ordinary and not special, like a simple jacket you can buy anywhere

How Different

mutation

• Specialized

85 5.6

variant

1 5.3

variation

77 3.3

variety

• Specialized

33 7.2

strain

• Specialized

131 4.9

form

839 1.3

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology