Meanings
nounnorthern wild rice (uncountable)
- uncountableWild rice of the species Zizania palustris, native to Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan, and Canada north and west of the Great Lakes.
Synonyms: Indian rice, Canada rice, manoomin, mnomen
Synonyms & antonyms
nounWild rice of the species Zizania palustris, native to Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan, and Canada north and west of the Great Lakes.
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Translations
Basque basa arroz
- basa arrozZizania palustris
Chinese Mandarin 沼生菰
- 沼生菰 (zhǎoshēnggū)Zizania palustris
Dutch wilde rijst
- wilde rijstZizania palustris
Finnish intiaaniriisi
- intiaaniriisiZizania palustris
French riz sauvage
- riz sauvageZizania palustris
German Wasserreis
- WasserreisZizania palustris
Hungarian vadrizs
- vadrizsZizania palustris
Polish zizania północna
- zizania północnaZizania palustris
Russian цица́ния
- цица́ния (cicánija)Zizania palustris
Spanish arroz indígena
- arroz indígenaZizania palustris
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APA
northern wild rice. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/northern%20wild%20rice
MLA
“northern wild rice.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/northern%20wild%20rice. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “northern wild rice,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/northern%20wild%20rice.
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