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Sativa,^[1] sativus,^[2] and sativum^[3] are Latin botanical adjectives meaning cultivated. It is often associated botanically with plants that promote good health and used to designate certain seed-grown domestic crops.^[4]

Usage

Sativa (ending in -a) is the feminine form of the adjective, but masculine (-us) and neuter (-um) endings are also used to agree with the gender of the nouns they modify; for example, the masculine Crocus sativus and neuter Pisum sativum.

List of plant names containing sativum

Examples of crops incorporating this word and its variations into their Latin name include:

Allium sativum, garlic.
Avena sativa, the common oat.
Cannabis sativa, one of three forms of cannabis.^[5]
Castanea sativa, sweet chestnut.
Coriandrum sativum, coriander, also known as cilantro, an annual herb.
Crocus sativus, the saffron crocus.
Cucumis sativus, the cucumber.
Daucus carota subsp. sativus, the carrot, a plant species.
Eruca sativa, the rocket or arugula, a leaf vegetable.
Hordeum sativum, barley.
Lactuca sativa, lettuce.
Lepidium sativum, garden cress.
Medicago sativa, alfalfa.
Nigella sativa, a flower whose edible seeds are sometimes known as "black cumin" or "black caraway".
Oryza sativa, rice.
Pastinaca sativa., parsnip, a root vegetable closely related to the carrot and parsley; all belong to the family Apiaceae.
Pisum sativum, pea plant.
Ribes sativum, the whitecurrant

References

^ The dictionary definition of sativa at Wiktionary
^ The dictionary definition of sativus at Wiktionary
^ The dictionary definition of sativum at Wiktionary
^ Allen J. Coombes The A to Z of Plant Names: A Quick Reference Guide to 4000 Garden Plants, p. 59, at Google Books
^ The major species of Cannabis are sativa, indica, and ruderalis. Resin, Harry (9 May 2014). "5 Differences Between Sativa and Indica". High Times. Archived from the original on 16 July 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.

[1] The dictionary definition of sativa at Wiktionary

[2] The dictionary definition of sativus at Wiktionary

[3] The dictionary definition of sativum at Wiktionary

[4] Allen J. Coombes The A to Z of Plant Names: A Quick Reference Guide to 4000 Garden Plants, p. 59, at Google Books

[5] The major species of Cannabis are sativa, indica, and ruderalis. Resin, Harry (9 May 2014). "5 Differences Between Sativa and Indica". High Times. Archived from the original on 16 July 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2015.

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-'''Sativa'''<ref>{{wiktionary inline|sativa}}</ref>, '''sativus'''<ref>{{wiktionary inline|sativus}}</ref>, and '''sativum'''<ref>{{wiktionary inline|sativum}}</ref> are Latin botanical adjectives meaning ''[[Plant cultivation|cultivated]]''. It is often associated botanically with plants that promote good health and used to designate certain seed-grown domestic crops.<ref>Allen J. Coombes {{google books|capqDQYT_VYC&|The A to Z of Plant Names: A Quick Reference Guide to 4000 Garden Plants|page=59}}</ref>
+'''Sativa''',<ref>{{wiktionary inline|sativa}}</ref> '''sativus''',<ref>{{wiktionary inline|sativus}}</ref> and '''sativum'''<ref>{{wiktionary inline|sativum}}</ref> are Latin botanical adjectives meaning ''[[Plant cultivation|cultivated]]''. It is often associated botanically with plants that promote good health and used to designate certain seed-grown domestic crops.<ref>Allen J. Coombes {{google books|capqDQYT_VYC&|The A to Z of Plant Names: A Quick Reference Guide to 4000 Garden Plants|page=59}}</ref>
 ==Usage==
 ''Sativa'' (ending in -a) is the feminine form of the adjective, but masculine (-us) and neuter (-um) endings are also used to agree with the gender of the nouns they modify; for example, the masculine ''[[Crocus sativus]]'' and neuter ''[[Pisum sativum]]''.
-==List of examples==
+==List of plant names containing sativum==
+{{Incomplete list|science|date=January 2024}}
 Examples of crops incorporating this word and its variations into their Latin name include:
-* ''[[Allium sativum]]'', [[garlic]].
+* ''[[Allium sativum]]'', garlic.
-* ''[[Avena sativa]]'', the common [[oat]].
+* ''[[Avena sativa]]'', the common oat.
 * ''[[Cannabis sativa]]'', one of three forms of [[cannabis]].<ref>The major species of ''Cannabis'' are ''sativa'', ''indica'', and ''ruderalis''. {{Cite magazine |last=Resin |first=Harry |date=9 May 2014 |title=5 Differences Between Sativa and Indica |url=http://www.hightimes.com/read/5-differences-between-sativa-and-indica |magazine=[[High Times]] |access-date=15 July 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150716182947/http://www.hightimes.com/read/5-differences-between-sativa-and-indica |archivedate = 16 July 2015}}</ref>
-* ''[[Castanea sativa]]'', [[sweet chestnut]].
+* ''[[Castanea sativa]]'', sweet chestnut.
+* ''[[Coriandrum sativum]]'', coriander, also known as cilantro, an [[annual herb]].
 * ''[[Crocus sativus]]'', the [[saffron]] [[crocus]].
-* ''[[Cucumis sativus]]'', the [[cucumber]].
+* ''[[Cucumis sativus]]'', the cucumber.
 * ''[[Daucus carota]]'' subsp. ''sativus'', the [[carrot]], a plant species.
 * ''[[Eruca sativa]]'', the rocket or arugula, a [[leaf vegetable]].
-* ''[[Lactuca sativa]], Lollo rosso [[lettuce]].
+* ''[[Hordeum sativum]]'', barley.
-* ''[[Medicago sativa]]'', [[alfalfa]].
+* ''[[Lactuca sativa]]'', lettuce.
+* ''[[Lepidium sativum]]'', garden cress.
+* ''[[Medicago sativa]]'', alfalfa.
 * ''[[Nigella sativa]]'', a [[flower]] whose edible [[seeds]] are sometimes known as "black [[cumin]]" or "black [[caraway]]".
 * ''[[Oryza sativa]]'', [[rice]].
 * ''[[Parsnip|Pastinaca sativa.]],'' parsnip, a [[root vegetable]] closely related to the [[carrot]] and [[parsley]]; all belong to the family [[Apiaceae]].
 * ''[[Pisum sativum]]'', pea plant.
+* ''[[Ribes sativum]]'', the whitecurrant
 ==See also==
 * [[List of Latin and Greek words commonly used in systematic names]]
-* [[Sativum (disambiguation)]]
 ==References==