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Oryza sativa

Oryza sativa

6.8
A plant grown for rice, the main food in many Asian countries
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • The cultivation of Oryza sativa is vital for food security in many Asian countries.

Examples

  • Researchers are studying Oryza sativa to improve crop yields and disease resistance.

  • Farmers cultivate Oryza sativa in flooded fields.

  • Scientists compared wild species with domesticated Oryza sativa to understand its evolution.

  • Oryza sativa is the primary source of rice in Asia.

  • The cultivation of Oryza sativa is vital for food security in many Asian countries.

  • Researchers are studying Oryza sativa to improve crop yields and disease resistance.

  • Farmers cultivate Oryza sativa in flooded fields.

Synonyms

cultivated rice
vsOryza sativa
2.2

A type of rice grown as a main food for many people

is the formal scientific name used in classification

Surface Forms

Oryza sativa singular
Oryza sativas plural

Morphology

Oryza + sativa

This is a Latin binomial combining the genus name 'Oryza' (rice genus) with the species epithet 'sativa' (cultivated), so a learner who knows those constituent meanings can directly infer it refers to the cultivated rice species. Scientific naming conventions are compositional and consistent across languages, making the overall meaning predictable from the parts.

Etymology

Oryza sativa comes from old words: Oryza was an old word for rice and sativa means 'sown' or 'grown'. So the name literally means 'cultivated rice', which is why it is used for the Asian rice plant.