English noun: var. | |||
1. | var. (group) (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups | ||
Samples | A new strain of microorganisms. | ||
Synonyms | form, strain, variant | ||
Broader (hypernym) | taxon, taxonomic category, taxonomic group | ||
Member meronym | species | ||
Domain category | biological science, biology | ||