Oryza sativa is the binomial name of the rice plant, the sativa stands for

Options

A. Specific name
B. Specific epithet
C. Species name
D. Specific nomenclature

Answer

B

Explanation

Oryza sativa is a cultivated species of rice. Oryza is a genus which includes some species of grasses (2 cultivated and 20 wild species) Sativa means cultivated
because it us a cultivated type of rice, sativa indicates its specific epithet.