- cultivated rice
- nounyields the staple food of 50 percent of world's population• Syn: ↑Oryza sativa• Hypernyms: ↑rice• Part Meronyms: ↑rice
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cultivated rice
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rice — /ruys/, n., v., riced, ricing. n. 1. the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food. 2. the grass itself. v.t. 3. to reduce to a form resembling rice: to rice potatoes. [1200 50;… … Universalium
Rice — /ruys/, n. 1. Anne, born 1941, U.S. novelist. 2. Dan (Daniel McLaren), 1823 1900, U.S. circus clown, circus owner, and Union patriot. 3. Elmer, 1892 1967, U.S. playwright. 4. Grantland /grant leuhnd/, 1880 1954, U.S. journalist. * * * I Edible… … Universalium
Rice — For other uses, see Rice (disambiguation). Oryza sativa, commonly known as Asian rice. Rice, white, long grain vegetable, raw Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz) … Wikipedia
Rice vinegar — is a vinegar made from fermented rice or rice wine in China, Korea, and Japan. ChineseChinese rice vinegars are stronger than Japanese ones, and range in colour from clear to various shades of red and brown. Chinese and especially Japanese… … Wikipedia
Rice paper — usually refers to paper made from parts of the rice plant, like rice straw or rice flour. However, the term is also loosely used for paper made from or containing other plants, like hemp, bamboo or mulberry.Rice paper plantIn Europe, around the… … Wikipedia
Rice — Rice, n. [F. riz (cf. Pr. ris, It. riso), L. oryza, Gr. ???, ???, probably from the Persian; cf. OPers. br[=i]zi, akin to Skr. vr[=i]hi; or perh. akin to E. rye. Cf. {Rye}.] (Bot.) A well known cereal grass ({Oryza sativa}) and its seed. This… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Rice bunting — Rice Rice, n. [F. riz (cf. Pr. ris, It. riso), L. oryza, Gr. ???, ???, probably from the Persian; cf. OPers. br[=i]zi, akin to Skr. vr[=i]hi; or perh. akin to E. rye. Cf. {Rye}.] (Bot.) A well known cereal grass ({Oryza sativa}) and its seed.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Rice hen — Rice Rice, n. [F. riz (cf. Pr. ris, It. riso), L. oryza, Gr. ???, ???, probably from the Persian; cf. OPers. br[=i]zi, akin to Skr. vr[=i]hi; or perh. akin to E. rye. Cf. {Rye}.] (Bot.) A well known cereal grass ({Oryza sativa}) and its seed.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Rice mouse — Rice Rice, n. [F. riz (cf. Pr. ris, It. riso), L. oryza, Gr. ???, ???, probably from the Persian; cf. OPers. br[=i]zi, akin to Skr. vr[=i]hi; or perh. akin to E. rye. Cf. {Rye}.] (Bot.) A well known cereal grass ({Oryza sativa}) and its seed.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Rice paper — Rice Rice, n. [F. riz (cf. Pr. ris, It. riso), L. oryza, Gr. ???, ???, probably from the Persian; cf. OPers. br[=i]zi, akin to Skr. vr[=i]hi; or perh. akin to E. rye. Cf. {Rye}.] (Bot.) A well known cereal grass ({Oryza sativa}) and its seed.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
