Sativa cannabis plants are taller than Indica plants and they also have narrower leaves and longer flowering cycles. The effects of Sativa are often attributed to energetic feelings, although due to years of cross-breeding, the effects are more easily identified through cannabinoid and terpene levels.
Sativa, sativus, and sativum 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.
English
Etymology
Ellipsis of translingual Cannabis sativa (“sativa form of marijuana”), from Latin sativa (“cultivated”)
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /səˈti va/
- (US) IPA(key): /səˈti və/
Noun
sativa (uncountable)
- Cannabis sativa, a widely consumed form of cannabis.
Coordinate terms
- (species): indica