rice

A cereal grass (Oryza sativa) that is cultivated extensively in warm climates for its edible grain.

The starchy grain of this plant, used as a staple food throughout the world.

To sieve (food) to the consistency of rice.

The grain of the rice-plant.

The rice-plant, Oryza sativa.

Rice produced in India.

Another spelling of rise.

A collapsible hexagonal reel upon which a hank of yarn is placed for winding on a bobbin.

A well-known cereal grass (Oryza sativa) and its seed. This plant is extensively cultivated in warm climates, and the grain forms a large portion of the food of the inhabitants. In America it grows chiefly on low, moist land, which can be overflowed.