"varietal" meaning in English

See varietal in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /vəˈɹaɪətəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-varietal.wav
Etymology: From variety + -al. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|variety|al}} variety + -al Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} varietal (not comparable)
  1. (biology) Pertaining to a distinct variety of organism. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-varietal-en-adj-v2OmXQLf Categories (other): Biology Topics: biology, natural-sciences
  2. Made from a single specific variety (especially of grapes in wine). Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-varietal-en-adj-cPUJRXbr
  3. (linguistics) Of or relating to a variety of a language. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-varietal-en-adj-txepCwpD Categories (other): Linguistics, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -al Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 7 54 6 7 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -al: 19 12 41 14 14 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Noun

IPA: /vəˈɹaɪətəl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-varietal.wav Forms: varietals [plural]
Etymology: From variety + -al. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|variety|al}} variety + -al Head templates: {{en-noun}} varietal (plural varietals)
  1. A wine made primarily from or exclusively from a single variety of grape, which carries the name of that grape.
    Sense id: en-varietal-en-noun-xCFvLQCt Categories (other): Wine Disambiguation of Wine: 13 32 6 46 3
  2. (by extension) A coffee made primarily from or exclusively from a single variety of coffee bean. Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-varietal-en-noun-CVXc~4QG

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