subvariety

subvariety

English

Etymology

sub- +‎ variety

Noun

subvariety (plural subvarieties)

1. A secondary or subsidiary variety.
   1. (mathematics) A subset of a variety which is itself a variety.
   2. (linguistics) A subordinate language variety.
2. (botany) A rank below that of variety.

Synonyms

• subvar.

Translations

rank in a taxonomic classification

Czech: pododrůda f

Finnish: alamuunnos