wild rice

noun

Rice of any of four species of grasses which form the genus Zizania, which have edible grains and edible stems.

Similar
Zizania aquaticaIndian rice
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Meanings

nounwild rice (usually uncountable, plural wild rices)

plural wild rices

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

Synonyms & antonyms

nounperennial aquatic grass of North America bearing grain used for food

Similar
Zizania aquatica
Broader
cerealcereal grass

noungrains of aquatic grass of North America

Similar
Indian rice
Broader
grainfood graincereal

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Catalan arròs salvatge
  • arròs salvatgeany species of Zizania
Chinese Mandarin 菰属
  • 菰属 (gūshǔ)any species of Zizania
Dutch wilde rijst
  • wilde rijstany species of Zizania
Finnish intiaaniriisi, villiriisi
  • intiaaniriisiany species of Zizania
  • villiriisiany species of Zizania
French riz sauvage
  • riz sauvageany species of Zizania
German Wasserreis, Wildreis
  • Wasserreisany species of Zizania
  • Wildreisany species of Zizania
Italian riso selvaggio
  • riso selvaggioany species of Zizania
Polish dziki ryż, zizania
  • dziki ryżany species of Zizania
  • zizaniaany species of Zizania
Portuguese arroz selvagem
  • arroz selvagemany species of Zizania
Russian водяно́й рис
  • водяно́й рис (vodjanój ris)any species of Zizania
Spanish arroz salvaje
  • arroz salvajeany species of Zizania
Swedish vildris
  • vildrisany species of Zizania
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APA

wild rice. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wild%20rice

MLA

“wild rice.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wild%20rice. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wild rice,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wild%20rice.

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