zizania

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/zɪˈzeɪniə/

noun

Any of several aquatic North American grasses, of the genus Zizania, grown for their edible grain; wild rice.

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Meanings

nounzizania (plural zizanias)

plural zizanias

  1. Any of several aquatic North American grasses, of the genus Zizania, grown for their edible grain; wild rice.

Origin

  1. Latinzizania
  2. Latinzizania
  3. Englishzizania

Borrowed from Latin zizania (“cockle, tares”).

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APA

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

MLA

“zizania.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zizania. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “zizania,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zizania.

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