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Noun: wild rice  wI(-u)ld rIs
  1. Perennial aquatic grass of North America bearing grain used for food
    "Wild rice grew abundantly in the northern lakes";
    - Zizania aquatica
     
  2. Grains of aquatic grass of North America
    "The wild rice added a nutty flavour to the stuffing";
    - Indian rice

Type of: cereal, cereal grass, food grain, grain

Part of: genus Zizania, Zizania

Encyclopedia: Wild rice