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indica

Noun CEFR B1
ˈɪn.dɪ.kə

Definitions

  1. Any of the indica subspecies of the rice, Oryza sativa, which (unlike the japonica or sinica subspecies) are non-sticky and long-grained.
  2. Marijuana of the species Cannabis indica.

Equivalents

Françaisindiça
Portuguêsindicaíndica
Italianoindica

Examples

The isograms were typical of differences between two subspecies but also of those between different lines of japonicas or indicas.”
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.”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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