indica
Translingual
Etymology
From Latin indica (“inducus”), from being associated with the Indian Subcontinent.
Noun
indica
- A species descriptor, for species described from samples from the Indian Subcontinent.
English
Etymology
From Latin indica, from being associated with the Indian Subcontinent.
Noun
indica (plural indicas)
- Any of the indica subspecies of the rice Oryza sativa, which (unlike the japonica or sinica subspecies) are non-sticky and long-grained.
- 1986, Rice Genetics: Proceedings of the International Rice Genetics Symposium, 27-31 May 1985, International Rice Research Institute:
- The isograms were typical of differences between two subspecies but also of those between different lines of japonicas or indicas.
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- Marijuana of the species Cannabis indica.
- 2008, J. C. Stitch, Marijuana Garden Saver: Handbook for Healthy Plants:
- Most commonly grown strains of cannabis are sativa, indica, or a hybrid of the two. Sativas have long skinny leaves; indicas have short, fat, stubby leaves.
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Catalan
Italian
Verb
indica
Latin
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
See the etymology of the main entry.
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Adjective
indica
- inflection of indicus:
- nominative/vocative singular feminine
- nominative/vocative/accusative plural neuter
Portuguese
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /inˈdika/, [ĩn̪ˈd̪ika]
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