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[–] chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 18 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

Where indica simply refers to the plant’s first collection (by Lamarck) in India and sativa means cultivated in Latin. Loads of plants have some conjugation of this species name:

Allium sativum (garlic)

Coriandrum sativum (coriander / cilantro)

Crocus sativus (saffron crocus)

Cucumis sativus (cucumber)

Eruca sativa (rocket / arugula)

[–] WhiteOakBayou@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

TIL! Thanks for this

[–] joshchandra@midwest.social 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

I believe it’s a UK name for arugula. They frequently express the same bafflement for cilantro.