Is the word variety an adjective

adjective. of, relating to, or characteristic of a variety: a variety performer.

What part of speech is varieties?

variety

part of speech:	noun
inflections:	varieties
definition 1:	change or difference; diversity. Without variety, the school day would be boring. synonyms: diversity similar words: assortment, contrast, difference

(transitive) To make of different kinds; to make different from one another; to diversity; to variegate.

What does Variety mean?

1 : the quality or state of having different forms or types : multifariousness. 2 : a number or collection of different things especially of a particular class : assortment. 3a : something differing from others of the same general kind : sort.

What does it mean to live in a word of variety?

—used to say that life is more interesting and enjoyable when it includes many different things.

What is an example of variety?

Variety is an assortment or the state of having many different things. An example of variety is when you have purple flowers, blue flowers, green flowers and flowers of a whole bunch of other colors.

What is another name for variety?

What is another word for variety?

assortment	medley
array	mix
mixture	line-up
multiplicity	bunch
diversity	group

What is the difference between a cultivar and a variety?

In short, a cultivar is a plant that is produced and maintained by horticulturists but does not produce true-to-seed; whereas, a variety is a group of plants within a species that has one or more distinguishing characteristics and usually produces true-to-seed.

What plants are cultivars?

Cultivars (short for “cultivated varieties”) are plants you buy that often have been propagated not from seed, but rather vegetatively (for example, via stem cuttings). With this method of propagation, you can be sure that the offspring will retain the characteristics of the parents for only that one generation.

Are all cultivars clones?

Clones may not be cultivars, and cultivars may not be clones. Few, if any, of our currently popular trees are clones, but with increased success in biotechnology (tissue culture), some will certainly be cloned in the future. All it takes to make a cultivar a clone is naming it a clone and growing it on its own roots.

Are cultivars clones?

In asexually propagated plants, a cultivar is a clone considered valuable enough to have its own name; in sexually propagated plants, a cultivar is a pure line (for self-pollinated plants) or, for cross-pollinated plants, a population that is genetically distinguishable. …

What is the difference between clones and cultivars?

As nouns the difference between cultivar and clone is that cultivar is a cultivated variety of a plant species or hybrid of two species while clone is a living organism (originally a plant) produced asexually from a single ancestor, to which it is genetically identical.

How are cultivars named?

A cultivar is given a cultivar name, which consists of the scientific Latin botanical name followed by a cultivar epithet. ‘King Edward’ is the cultivar epithet, which, according to the Rules of the Cultivated Plant Code, is bounded by single quotation marks.

Are cultivars sterile?

Many cultivars are sterile, depriving wildlife of winter seed sources. Vegetative propagation produces identical clones, depriving the plant community of the genetic diversity and flexibility that should be its strength.

Are native cultivars bad?

Sometimes, a cultivated variety of a native plant can be easier to combine in a garden. While they may perform better in your garden, they may not offer all the ecological benefits that straight species plants offer. And relying solely on nativars can mean less genetic diversity in your garden.

Do cultivars count as native?

Sometimes the only native plants you can find are native cultivars, not open-pollinated, “straight species” natives. These native cultivars are often referred to as “nativars.”…

Achillea millefolium	Common Yarrow
Echinacea purpurea ‘White Swan’	Coneflower
Echinacea ‘Sunrise Big Sky’	Coneflower

Are cultivars invasive?

Cultivars of popular ornamental woody plants that are being sold in the United States as non-invasive are probably anything but, according to an analysis by botanical researchers published in the October issue of BioScience. “Many in the industry are very concerned about invasive plant issues.

What is the difference between a cultivar and a hybrid?

A cultivar or cultivated variety is a sub-grouping within a species that occurs in cultivation, such as ‘Brandywine’ and ‘Big Boy’ tomato cultivars. A hybrid results from the cross pollination of two cultivars. This can happen naturally in the garden or controlled by plant breeders.

What are cultivars examples?

There are many examples of cultivars, such as in crops. Tomatoes and apples have a vast number of cultivars, and there are some cultivars that are obviously man-made, such as seedless grapes and watermelons. Ornamental plants also have cultivars, including orchids and roses.

What does cultivar mean in English?

: an organism and especially one of an agricultural or horticultural variety or strain originating and persistent under cultivation.

What is a Nativar?

So exactly what is a nativar? According to Wild Ones, “’Nativar’ is one term for a cultivar of a native species. Like all cultivars, nativars are the result of artificial selections made by humans from the natural variation found in species.” Yes, nativars do come from plants that evolved to live in their local area.

How do you develop cultivars?

The techniques used in creating a new cultivar are: mass selection, recurrent selection, top crossing, and synthetic variety development. In mass selection, the source population is examined and desirable plants or seed from those parent plants are selected.

What is a Landrace plant?

A landrace is a domesticated, locally adapted, traditional variety of a species of animal or plant that has developed over time, through adaptation to its natural and cultural environment of agriculture and pastoralism, and due to isolation from other populations of the species.

Are Landrace strains better?

Landrace strains are not “better” than modern strains, or even really unique in any way. They just have less diluted DNA. They’re closer to the original wild species than anything else we have available today.

Is Maui Wowie a Landrace?

Maui Wowie is a Sativa-dominant landrace strain that originated in the 1970s on the Hawaiian island for which it’s named. Although it carries some Indica genetics, the growth pattern of this Sativa-dominant strain produces tall, lanky plants that provide a pine-infused flavor and inspiring effects.

Why are Landrace plants important?

Similar to heirloom varieties, landraces must be preserved. Keeping these strains increases biodiversity and genetic variation, which is crucial to a healthy environment. Landraces of crops are often preserved by continuous growing but more modernly are kept in seed vaults or gene banks.

What type of domestic animal is a Landrace?

pig

What does Landrace strain mean?

Landraces. By definition, a landrace is a variety of cannabis that has been grown in and adapted to the environment of its native land. The unique alterations of these strains are caused by its environment and isolation from other populations of species.

What are the examples of transgenic plants?

Transgenic crops (e.g., cotton, rice, maize, potato, tomato, brinjal, cauliflowers, cabbage, etc.)

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va·ri·e·ty

 (və-rī′ĭ-tē)

n. pl. va·ri·e·ties

1. The quality or condition of being various or varied; diversity: We need to add some variety to the program.

2. A number or collection of varied things, especially of a particular group; an assortment: brought home a variety of snacks.

3.

a. Something that is distinguished from others of the same kind by a specific characteristic or set of characteristics: varieties of minerals; varieties of socialism.

b. A form of a language that is used by a specific social group and differs from forms used by other social groups: regional varieties of English.

c. Biology A taxonomic subdivision of a species or subspecies consisting of a group of naturally occurring or selectively bred individuals that differ from other individuals of the species in certain minor characteristics.

4. A variety show.

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[French variété, from Old French, from Latin varietās, varietāt-, from varius, various.]

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

variety

(vəˈraɪɪtɪ)

n, pl -ties

1. the quality or condition of being diversified or various

2. a collection of unlike things, esp of the same general group; assortment

3. a different form or kind within a general category; sort: varieties of behaviour.

4. (Biology)

a. taxonomy a race whose distinct characters are insufficient to justify classification as a separate species; a subspecies

b. horticulture stockbreeding a strain of animal or plant produced by artificial breeding

5. (Theatre)

a. entertainment consisting of a series of short unrelated performances or acts, such as comedy turns, songs, dances, sketches, etc

b. (as modifier): a variety show.

[C16: from Latin varietās, from various]

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

va•ri•e•ty

(vəˈraɪ ɪ ti)

n., pl. -ties.

1. the state of being diversified: to give variety to one’s diet.

2. difference; discrepancy.

3. a number of different types of things, esp. ones in the same general category: a large variety of fruits.

4. a kind or sort.

5. a different form or phase of something: varieties of experience.

6. a category within a species, based on some hereditary difference.

7. a type of animal or plant produced by artificial selection.

8.

a. Also called vari′ety show`. an entertainment consisting of a series of brief performances, as of singing, dancing, and comedy.

[1525–35; < Latin varietās=vari(us) various + -etās, variant of -itās -ity]

usage: As a collective noun, variety, when preceded by a, is often treated as a plural: A variety of inexpensive goods are sold here. When preceded by the, it is usu. treated as a singular: The variety of products is small. See also collective noun, number.

Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.

Variety

 a number or collection of different things. See also miscellany.

Examples: variety of discourse, 1757; of goods, 1708; of movements, 1851; of pleasant orchards and gardens, 1680; of pleasures, 1553; of prospects, 1718; of readers, 1623; of simpler scenes, 1798; of temporary blessings, 1623; of vices, 1891.

Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.

variety

1. ‘a variety of’

If there are a variety of things or people, there are several different kinds of them.

West Hampstead has a variety of good shops and supermarkets.

These were not easy aims to achieve, for a variety of reasons.

After a variety of you use a plural form of a verb.

A variety of treatment methods exist.

If you want to emphasize how many different kinds of people or things there are, you can use great or wide in front of variety.

A great variety of animals survive there.

The college library had a wide variety of books.

2. used as a count noun

You can refer to a type of plant or animal as a variety of that plant or animal.

The courgettes were from Spain, as was one variety of lettuce.

There are numerous varieties of fish to choose from.

After varieties of you can use either the plural or singular form of a noun. The singular form is more formal.

Dozens of varieties of roses are carefully cultivated.

There are many varieties of water turbine on the market.

After variety of you use a singular form.

Each variety of tree has its own name.

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Etymology[edit]

From Middle French varieté (“variety”) (modern French variété (“variety; genre, type”)) or directly from its etymon Latin varietās (“difference; diversity, variety”) + English -ty (suffix forming abstract nouns from adjectives).^[1] Varietās is derived from varius (“different, diverse, various; variegated”) (possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁weh₂- (“to abandon; to give out; to leave”)) + -tās (suffix forming feminine abstract nouns indicating a state of being). The English word displaced the native Old English mislīcnes.

Sense 1.3.2 (“total number of distinct states of a system; logarithm to the base 2 of the total number of distinct states of a system”) was coined by the English psychiatrist William Ross Ashby (1903–1972) in his work An Introduction to Cybernetics (1956).^[2]

Pronunciation[edit]

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: və-rīʹĭ-tē, IPA^(key): /vəˈɹaɪ.ɪ.ti/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /vəˈɹaɪ.ə.ti/, /-ɾi/
• Rhymes: -aɪɪti
• Hyphenation: va‧ri‧e‧ty

Noun[edit]

variety (countable and uncountable, plural varieties)

1. (countable)
   1. A deviation or difference.

      • 1791, Oliver Goldsmith, “Of the Tortoise, and Its Kinds”, in An History of the Earth, and Animated Nature. […], volume VI, new edition, London: […] F[rancis] Wingrave, successor to Mr. [John] Nourse, […], →OCLC, page 347:

        The difference, therefore, in theſe animals, ariſes rather from their habits than their confirmation; and, upon examination, there vvill be leſs variety found betvveen them than betvveen birds that live upon land, and thoſe that ſvvim upon the vvater.

   2. A specific variation of something.

      • 1785, William Cowper, “Tirocinium: Or, A Review of Schools”, in The Task, a Poem, […], London: […] J[oseph] Johnson; […], →OCLC, page 318:

        The ſpirit of that competition burns / VVith all varieties of ill by turns, / Each vainly magnifies his ovvn ſucceſs, / Reſents his fellovvs, vviſhes it vvere leſs, […]

      • 1825, Thomas Carlyle, “Part II. From His Settlement at Manheim to His Settlement at Jena (1783–1790).”, in The Life of Friedrich Schiller. […], London: […] [C. Richards] for Taylor and Hessey, […], →OCLC, page 77:

        Yet the task of composing dramatic varieties, of training players, and deliberating in the theatrical senate, or even of expressing philosophically his opinions on these points, could not wholly occupy such a mind as his.

      • 1849, Thomas Babington Macaulay, chapter II, in The History of England from the Accession of James II, volume I, London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, →OCLC, page 172:

        In some respects he [Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon] was well fitted for his great place. […] No man was better acquainted with general maxims of statecraft. No man observed the varieties of character with a more discriminating eye.

      1. (biology, loosely) An animal or plant (or a group of such animals or plants) with characteristics causing it to differ from other animals or plants of the same species; a cultivar.

         • 1629, John Parkinson, “Aconitum. Wolfebane.”, in Paradisi in Sole Paradisus Terrestris. […], London: […] Hvmfrey Lownes and Robert Yovng […], →OCLC, page 215:

           Many more ſorts of varieties of theſe kindes [of Aconitum anthora] there are, but theſe onely, as the moſt ſpecious, are nourſed vp in Floriſts Gardens for pleaſure; the other are kept by ſuch as are Catholicke obſeruers of all natures ſtore.

         • 1707, J[ohn] Mortimer, “Rose-Tree”, in The Whole Art of Husbandry; or, The Way of Managing and Improving of Land. […], 2nd edition, London: […] J[ohn] H[umphreys] for H[enry] Mortlock […], and J[onathan] Robinson […], published 1708, →OCLC, book XIII, page 476:

           But of all theſe varieties of Roſes, the beſt and moſt eſtemed amongſt the Red, are thoſe called the Roſe of the VVorld, the Red Belgick, the Red Marble, the Roſe vvithout Thorns, and the Red Provence Roſe.

         • 1859 November 24, Charles Darwin, “Variation under Domestication”, in On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, […], London: John Murray, […], →OCLC, page 7:

           When we look to the individuals of the same variety or sub-variety of our older cultivated plants and animals, one of the first points which strikes us, is, that they generally differ much more from each other, than do the individuals of any one species or variety in a state of nature.

         1. (botany, taxonomy) A rank in a taxonomic classification below species and (if present) subspecies, and above form; hence, an organism of that rank.

            Synonym: (abbreviation) var.

      2. (linguistics) A specific form of a language, neutral to whether that form is an accent, dialect, register, etc., and to its prestige level; an isolect or lect.

         • 2014 March, James Lambert, “Diachronic Stability in Indian English Lexis”, in World Englishes‎^[2], volume 33, number 1, Oxford, Oxfordshire; New York, N.Y.: Pergamon Press for the International Association for World Englishes, →DOI, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 114:

           The mere existence of a dictionary of a certain variety of English does not automatically confer acceptance of that variety.

      3. (philately) A stamp, or set of stamps, which has one or more characteristics (such as colour, paper, etc.) differing from other stamps in the same issue, especially if such differences are intentionally introduced.
   3. A collection or number of different things.

      Synonyms: array, assortment

      Antonym: uniformity

      • 1563 February 4 (Gregorian calendar), “A Memoriall for Sir Thomas Smyth Knight, Sent by the Quene’s Majestie the … of January 1562”, in [Patrick] Forbes, compiler and editor, A Full View of the Public Transactions in the Reign of Q. Elizabeth: Or A Particular Account of All the Memorable Affairs of That Queen, […], volume II, London: […] J. Bettenham, and sold by G. Hawkins, […], published 1741, →OCLC, page 312:

        But nether in this maner, nor any other particular procedyng, can we ſufficiently direct yow: but, notyng unto yow the generalitees of our deſyre, referr yow to apply your doings to the varieté and occurrency of thyngs there.

      • 1634, T[homas] H[erbert], “Of Mallabar”, in A Relation of Some Yeares Travaile, Begunne Anno 1626. into Afrique and the Greater Asia, […], London: […] William Stansby, and Jacob Bloome, →OCLC, page 186:

        And in this may receiue ſome immediate benefit, if by contemplation, hee behold the varietie of temporary bleſſings, no part in the Vniuerſe exceeding theſe, not vvith-held from Pagan people afforded by Gods al-knovving and guiding Prouidence, vvhich notvvithſtanding being mixt vvith vnthankfulneſſe, damnable Idolatry, and variety of carnall obiects turne to their greater diſtruction, and endleſſe miſeries.

      • 1791, Oliver Goldsmith, “Of Lythophytes and Sponges”, in An History of the Earth, and Animated Nature. […], volume VIII, new edition, London: […] F[rancis] Wingrave, successor to Mr. [John] Nourse, […], →OCLC, page 122:

        In other parts of the ſea are ſeen ſponges of various magnitude, and extraordinary appearances, aſſuming a variety of phantaſtic forms like large muſhrooms, mitres, fonts, and flovver-pots.

      • 1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter IV, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC, pages 46–47:

        One morning I had been driven to the precarious refuge afforded by the steps of the inn, after rejecting offers from the Celebrity to join him in a variety of amusements. But even here I was not free from interruption, for he was seated on a horse-block below me, playing with a fox terrier.

      • 2013 January, Katie L. Burke, “Book Review: Ecological Dependency: Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic. David Quammen. 587 pp. W. W. Norton and Company, 2012. $28.95.”, in American Scientist‎^[3], volume 101, number 1, New Haven, Conn.: Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 22 January 2013, page 64:

        In his first book since the 2008 essay collection Natural Acts: A Sidelong View of Science and Nature, David Quammen looks at the natural world from yet another angle: the search for the next human pandemic, what epidemiologists call “the next big one.” His quest leads him around the world to study a variety of suspect zoonoses—animal-hosted pathogens that infect humans.

      1. (algebra)
         1. In universal algebra: an equational class; the class of all algebraic structures of a given signature, satisfying a given set of identities.

            Synonyms: equational variety, variety of algebras

         2. (algebraic geometry) Ellipsis of algebraic variety (“the set of solutions of a given system of polynomial equations over the real or complex numbers; any of certain generalisations of such a set that preserves the geometric intuition implicit in the original definition”).
      2. (cybernetics) The total number of distinct states of a system; also, the logarithm to the base 2 of the total number of distinct states of a system. [from 1956.]
   4. (radio, television, theater) Ellipsis of variety performance. or variety show (“a type of entertainment featuring a succession of short, unrelated performances by various artistes such as (depending on the medium) acrobats, comedians, dancers, magicians, singers, etc.”).
2. (uncountable)
   1. The quality of being varied; diversity.

      Synonyms: see Thesaurus:nonuniformity

      Antonyms: sameness; see also Thesaurus:uniformity

      Variety is the spice of life.

      • 1549 August 26 (Gregorian calendar)​, Erasmus, “The Paraphrase of Erasmus vpon the First Epistle of the Apostle S. Paule to the Corinthians. Chapter XII.”, in Myles Coverdall [i.e., Myles Coverdale], transl., The Seconde Tome or Volume of the Paraphrase of Erasmus vpon the Newe Testament: […], London: […] Edwarde Whitchurche, →OCLC, folio xxxiiii, recto:

        Nor is our body made of one parte onely, but of manye and diuerſe. […] The diuers placyng and vſe is not to the member reprochful, but this varietie rather apertayneth to the welth of the whole body.

      • c. 1606–1607, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Anthonie and Cleopatra”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene ii], page 347, column 2:

        Age cannot vvither her, nor cuſtome ſtale / Her infinite variety: […]

      • a. 1681, Samuel Butler, “The Elephant in the Moon”, in R[obert] Thyer, editor, The Genuine Remains in Verse and Prose of Mr. Samuel Butler, […], volume I, London: […] J[acob] and R[ichard] Tonson, […], published 1759, →OCLC, lines 279–280, page 15:

        And ſhe [Nature] affects ſo much to uſe / Variety, in all ſhe does.

      • 1976, Richard Ellis, “The Biology of Sharks”, in The Book of Sharks (A Borzoi Book), New York, N.Y.: Alfred A[braham] Knopf, published 1989, →ISBN, page 34, column 1:

        The teeth of sharks, for all their variety, share one characteristic, and that is the way in which they are attached. They are not permanent, but are constantly being replaced, not only when one is lost, but as a constant function of growth.

   2. (radio, television, theater) The kind of entertainment given in variety performances or shows; also, the production of, or performance in, variety performances or shows.

Usage notes[edit]

Variety can be preceded with either a singular or plural form of the verb be: “there is a variety of options to choose from” and “there are a variety of options to choose from” are both considered grammatical. However, in the construction variety of [something], the word variety is generally followed by a plural noun and a plural form of be: “a variety of flavours were evident in the dish”.^[3]

Alternative forms[edit]

• variete (obsolete)
• varietie (obsolete)
• variëty (rare)

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See also[edit]

• (cybernetics: logarithm): information entropy

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