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单词 wild rice
释义

wild rice

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noun

a tall aquatic grass, Zizania aquatica, of northeastern North America.
the grain of this plant, used for food.
Also called water oats, water rice.

Origin of wild rice

First recorded in 1740–50

Words nearby wild rice

wild parsnip, wild passionflower, wild pitch, wild potato, wild pumpkin, wild rice, wild rose, wild rosemary, wild rubber, wild rye, wild sarsaparilla
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Example sentences from the Web for wild rice

  • This little book tells how children lived and played long ago in the wild-rice country.

    Two Indian Children of Long Ago|Frances Taylor
  • They visited the wild-rice people—Oumalouminik, and the fire-folk—Aweatsewaenrrhonous, and gained more news of the West.

    Strange Stories of the Great River|Abbie Johnston Grosvenor
  • "Your father has it ready for the wild-rice harvest," said Good Bird.

    Two Indian Children of Long Ago|Frances Taylor

British Dictionary definitions for wild rice

wild rice

noun

another name for Indian rice
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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