sativa
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- noun
- /ˈsætɪvə/
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sativa
- Nigella sativa contains a number of substances important to the human body.
- Oryza sativa
- rice (Oryza sativa)
Examples
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Its botanical name is Cannabis sativa.
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When farmers along West Africa's coast obtained Asian rice, Oryza sativa L., in the fifteenth century, they were already growing and selling rice (Carney 2001).
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Nigella sativa seeds and oil are used in traditional medicine by many Middle Eastern and Asian countries.
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An introduced Asian species, Oryza sativa, is currently the dominant rice species in Africa.
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Nigella sativa is used for taste and flavor in many foods, bread, and pastries.
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Nigella sativa oil is added to coffee and tea at three points, where it works as an effective analgesic oil repellent and for intestinal wind.
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Nigella sativa contains a number of substances and volatile oils important to the human body, as well as a number of fixed-interest oils.
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Nigella sativa oil is a diuretic and affects menstruation in women, and it generates a discharge of saliva.
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Cannabis sativa is widely studied for its potential medical benefits.
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The rice variety, Oryza sativa, is essential for many Asian cuisines.
Compounds
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A tall plant from Asia with smelly leaves grown for fiber, medicine, and drugs that change the mind
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A plant that lives for one year and farmers grow for seeds to make oil and fiber
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A carrot grown for its orange root that people eat as a vegetable
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A grass that farmers grow in cool regions for its edible seeds called oats
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A lettuce people grow for its thick tender stems eaten in cooking
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A round lettuce with leaves packed tightly to form a firm head
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A lettuce with long dark green spoon-shaped leaves often used in salads
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A plant called alfalfa that farmers grow for nutritious animal food and hay
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A long white root vegetable with a sweet, earthy taste used in cooking
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A climbing plant like a pea that farmers grow for animal food and to improve soil
Surface Forms
Etymology
Sativa comes from the Latin sativus, which means 'cultivated' and comes from a word for 'to sow', serere. So in plant names like Oryza sativa, it tells you the plant was grown or farmed by people.