Question

The common name of rice is simpler than its technical name Oryza sativa. What is the advantage of a technical name?

Answer 1

The common name of rice is simpler than its technical or scientific name Oryza sativa. However, the scientific name is more acceptable to biologists all over the world. This is because different countries have different languages and different name for the single species. For example, rice is called chawal in hindi. This would create confusion. Hence, to avoid this confusion, technical name has more advantage over the common simple name.