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sativa

sativa

3 8.1
A type of cannabis often used to feel more awake and energetic during the day
  • noun
  • /səˈtiːvə/
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  • Many users prefer sativa because it promotes creativity and energy during their day.
  • cannabis sativa

Most studies have not distinguished between sativa and indica strains.

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Examples

  • After trying both types, she found that sativa helped her feel more focused and motivated.

  • This measure placed all Cannabis sativa under federal regulation, requiring growers, importers, and processors of this crop to be registered and taxed.

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  • And so I see that when these guys participate and they take the sativa, obviously they're much more happier, much more content, Helps me focus.

  • I tell you what, we're going to go out and cop some primo Cannabis sativa.

  • Cannabis sativa extract is approved as a pain medication in many countries, but in the UK, should not be initiated outside specialist pain centres.

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  • Most studies have not distinguished between sativa and indica strains.

  • Go to a dispensary and they say it's a sativa and it's supposed to make you euphoric and uplifting and energetic and all of these things.

  • Okay, we've got the sativas over here at this end, and they're a really good head stone, really uplifting kind of high, make you want to go to the park and run through and look at the flowers.

  • Casual discussions often highlight how sativa provides a euphoric experience compared to indica.

Synonyms

Cannabis sativa
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6.7

A tall plant from Asia with smelly leaves grown for fiber, medicine, and drugs that change the mind

focuses on producing uplifting, energizing effects rather than plant morphology

Antonyms

indica
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2 7.9

A kind of cannabis plant that often makes people feel relaxed

Compounds

Nigella sativa
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1 8.5

A plant with strong tasting seeds used as a spice like caraway

6.7

A tall plant from Asia with smelly leaves grown for fiber, medicine, and drugs that change the mind

Camelina sativa
  • Specialized
9.2

A plant that lives for one year and farmers grow for seeds to make oil and fiber

Castanea sativa
  • Specialized
9.6

A tree that makes sweet, edible nuts and useful wood

Daucus carota sativa
  • Specialized
8.7

A carrot grown for its orange root that people eat as a vegetable

Eruca sativa
  • Specialized
7.2

A leafy green with small peppery leaves used in salads

7.4

A leafy green with a peppery taste used in salads

Avena sativa
  • Specialized
6.9

A grass that farmers grow in cool regions for its edible seeds called oats

9.9

A lettuce people grow for its thick tender stems eaten in cooking

9.7

A round lettuce with leaves packed tightly to form a firm head

Lactuca sativa crispa
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7.9

A type of lettuce with loose, curled leaves used in salads

4.6

A lettuce with long dark green spoon-shaped leaves often used in salads

Medicago sativa
  • Specialized
6.6

A plant called alfalfa that farmers grow for nutritious animal food and hay

Oryza sativa
  • Specialized
6.8

A plant grown for rice, the main food in many Asian countries

Pastinaca sativa
  • Specialized
8.5

A long white root vegetable with a sweet, earthy taste used in cooking

Vicia sativa
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8.4

A climbing plant like a pea that farmers grow for animal food and to improve soil

How Energizing

sativa
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hybrid
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indica
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2 7.9

Surface Forms

sativa singular
sativas plural

Etymology

Sativa in cannabis comes from the same Latin sativus, which means 'cultivated'. People used this name for plants they grew and chose, and today sativa usually names the taller, more energizing type used in the daytime, so think 'sow' and 'grow' to remember the lively, active effect.