wild rice

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Noun

wild rice (uncountable)

1. Any one of the four species of grasses which form the genus Zizania, which have edible grains and edible stems.
2. The edible grain (the edible rice) which is harvested from these grasses.
3. Oryza rufipogon

Synonyms

• (Zizania) Canada rice, Indian rice, water oats

Translations

• French: riz sauvage
• German: Wasserreis, Wildreis
• Italian: riso selvaggio
• Portuguese: arroz selvagem
• Russian: водяно́й рис
• Spanish: arroz salvaje

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