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Zizania

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Zi`za´ni`a
n.1.(Bot.) A genus of grasses including Indian rice. See Indian rice, under Rice.
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Noun1.Zizania - wild rice
genus Zizania
liliopsid genus, monocot genus - genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed
family Graminaceae, family Gramineae, family Poaceae, Graminaceae, Gramineae, grass family, Poaceae - the grasses: chiefly herbaceous but some woody plants including cereals; bamboo; reeds; sugar cane
wild rice, Zizania aquatica - perennial aquatic grass of North America bearing grain used for food
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Inibicao da mineralizacao de compostos nitrogenados de lixiviado de ... by Nunes, Maíra de Figueiredo; Bianchessi da Cunha Santino, Marcela; Bianchini, Irineu. Jr. / Acta Scientiarum Biological Sciences (UEM)
Foin, Burnet, Timothy, ray and orchard grass, red, white and yellow clover, greenswerd, blue grass, and crab grass, Panic, Panicum of many species; Indian millet, Holcus laxus; Holcus striosus; Wild oat, Zizania aquatica; Wild pea, Dolichas of Clayton; Lupine, Lupinus perennis; Wild hop, Humulus lupulus.
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Byline: Natalie Haughton Food Editor Those shiny, deep, dark brown grains known as wild rice - sometimes referred to as the ``caviar of grains'' - are technically not rice at all, but the seeds of an aquatic grass known as Zizania Aquatica.
CALL OF THE WILD RICE CALIFORNIA GROWERS MAKING ONCE-EXOTIC GRAIN ... by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
 
 
 
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