rice
rice definition
rice (rīs)
noun
- an aquatic cereal grass (esp. Oryza sativa) grown widely in warm climates, esp. in East Asia
- the starchy seeds or grains of this grass, used as food
Etymology: ME rys < OFr ris < It riso < L oryza < Gr oryza, oryzon: of Asian orig.; akin to Pashto vrižē, Sans vrīhiḥ, rice
Rice definition
Rice (rīs)
Rice,
Elmer (born Elmer Reizenstein) 1892-1967; U.S. playwright
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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