Also means
to grow
Usage Note
Cultivar is used literally for farming (to grow crops) and figuratively for nurturing relationships, skills, or virtues: cultivar la amistad ('to cultivate friendship'). The related noun cultivo means a crop or cultivation. In botany, the English loanword cultivar (a cultivated variety) is used in the same form in Spanish scientific texts.
Examples
"Cultivan olivos desde hace siglos."
Natural Translation
They have been growing olive trees for centuries.

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