{{Short description|Latin term}} {{redirect|Sativa|another use|Sativa (song)}} '''Sativa''',<ref>{{wiktionary inline|sativa}}</ref> '''sativus''',<ref>{{wiktionary inline|sativus}}</ref> and '''sativum'''<ref>{{wiktionary inline|sativum}}</ref> 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.<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 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. * ''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. * ''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. * ''Eruca sativa'', the rocket or arugula, a leaf vegetable. * ''Hordeum sativum'', barley. * ''Lactuca sativa'', lettuce. * ''Lathyrus sativus'', grass pea * ''Lepidium sativum'', garden cress. * ''Madia sativa'', Chilean tarweed. * ''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. * ''Vicia sativa'', common vetch.
==See also== * List of Latin and Greek words commonly used in systematic names
==References== <references />
Category:Latin biological phrases Category:Horticulture