noun: the quality or state of being diverse; having many different forms or kinds
The sheer variety of plant life in the rainforest is astounding.
noun: the quality of not being the same or not doing the same thing all the time
It's the variety that makes my job so enjoyable.
noun: a plant or animal that is cultivated or bred for a particular characteristic
The farmer cultivated a new variety of tomato that was resistant to blight and produced a higher yield.