means any plant grouping within a single botanical taxon of the lowest known classification, which grouping, irrespective of whether or not the conditions for the grant of a plant breeder's right are fully met, can be—
| (a) | defined by the expression of the characteristics resulting from a given genotype or combination of genotypes; |
| (b) | distinguished from any other plant grouping by the expression of at least one of the said characteristics; and |
| (c) | considered as a unit with regard to its suitability for being propagated unchanged. |
[Definition substituted by section 1(i) of Act No. 15 of 1996]