indica

English

Etymology

From Latin indica, from being associated with the Indian Subcontinent.

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.
   • 1986, Rice Genetics: Proceedings of the International Rice Genetics Symposium, 27-31 May 1985, International Rice Research Institute:

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

2. Marijuana of the species Cannabis indica.
   • 2008, J. C. Stitch, Marijuana Garden Saver: Handbook for Healthy Plants:

     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.

Coordinate terms

• (species): sativa

Anagrams

• Dianic

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic)
• IPA^(key): (Valencian)

Verb

indica

1. inflection of indicar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Galician

Verb

indica

1. inflection of indicar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Italian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈin.di.ka/
• Rhymes: -indika
• Hyphenation: ìn‧di‧ca

Noun

indica f (plural indiche)

1. female equivalent of indico

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈin.di.ka/
• Rhymes: -indika
• Hyphenation: ìn‧di‧ca

Adjective

indica

1. feminine singular of indico (all meanings)

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈin.di.ka/
• Rhymes: -indika
• Hyphenation: ìn‧di‧ca

Verb

indica

1. inflection of indicare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /inˈdi.ka/
• Rhymes: -ika
• Hyphenation: in‧dì‧ca

Verb

indica

1. inflection of indire:
   1. first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Anagrams

• ancidi, candii, canidi, cnidia, incida

Latin

Pronunciation

• (indicā) (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈin.di.kaː/,
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈin.di.ka/,
• (indica) (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈin.di.ka/,
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈin.di.ka/,

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

indicā

1. second-person singular present active imperative of indicō

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

indica

1. inflection of indicus:
   1. nominative/vocative singular feminine
   2. nominative/vocative/accusative plural neuter

Adjective

indicā

1. ablative singular feminine of indicus

See also

• indianensis

Portuguese

Verb

indica

1. inflection of indicar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French indiquer, from Latin indicare.

Verb

a indica (third-person singular present indică, past participle indicat) 1st conj.

1. to indicate

Conjugation

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /inˈdika/
• Rhymes: -ika
• Syllabification: in‧di‧ca

Verb

indica

1. inflection of indicar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative