"indica" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: indicas [plural]
Etymology: From Latin indica, from being associated with the Indian Subcontinent. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|indica}} Latin indica Head templates: {{en-noun}} indica (plural indicas)
  1. Any of the indica subspecies of the rice, Oryza sativa, which (unlike the japonica or sinica subspecies) are non-sticky and long-grained. Categories (lifeform): Oryzeae tribe grasses
    Sense id: en-indica-en-noun-t69g-Uy9 Disambiguation of Oryzeae tribe grasses: 45 55 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53
  2. Marijuana of the species Cannabis indica. Categories (lifeform): Hemp family plants, Marijuana, Oryzeae tribe grasses Coordinate_terms (species): sativa
    Sense id: en-indica-en-noun-hcTNwQz7 Disambiguation of Hemp family plants: 20 80 Disambiguation of Marijuana: 14 86 Disambiguation of Oryzeae tribe grasses: 45 55 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 30 70 Disambiguation of 'species': 7 93

Inflected forms

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