DENDROLOGY AND SOCIETY
SCIENTIFIC NAMES OF WOODY PLANTS AND THEIR MEANINGS
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Question
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In a scientific name, cv. means:
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center vein.
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color variegated.
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cultivar.
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The abbreviation cv. is used to signify that the mutation is a cultivar. cv. is placed after the specific epithet and is not underlined or italicized. Example: Astrophytum myriostigma cv.
Detailed explanation-2: -For the old name “cultivar-group", the non-standard abbreviation cv. group or cv. Group is also sometimes encountered. There is a slight difference in meaning, since a cultivar-group was defined to comprise cultivars, whereas a Group may include individual plants.
Detailed explanation-3: -Noun. cv. (plural cvs.) (botany) Abbreviation of cultivar.
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