Oryza sativa

Definitions of Oryza sativa
  1. noun
    yields the staple food of 50 percent of world's population
    synonyms: cultivated rice
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    type of:
    rice
    annual or perennial rhizomatous marsh grasses; seed used for food; straw used for paper
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