wild rice

wild rice

n.

1. A tall aquatic annual grass (Zizania aquatica) of North America, bearing edible grain.

2. The grain of this plant.

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wild rice

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) (Cookery) another name for Indian rice

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	wild rice - perennial aquatic grass of North America bearing grain used for food Zizania aquatica Indian rice, wild rice - grains of aquatic grass of North America cereal, cereal grass - grass whose starchy grains are used as food: wheat; rice; rye; oats; maize; buckwheat; millet genus Zizania, Zizania - wild rice
	2.	wild rice - grains of aquatic grass of North America Indian rice food grain, grain, cereal - foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses wild rice, Zizania aquatica - perennial aquatic grass of North America bearing grain used for food