Syllable division derived from spelling — this word is not in the pronouncing dictionary, so no phonetic transcription is shown rather than a guessed one.
var. is a noun meaning "(biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups". It carries one recorded sense.
(biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups
“a new strain of microorganisms”
biology
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for var. come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.