Zizania aquatica

Definitions of Zizania aquatica
  1. noun
    perennial aquatic grass of North America bearing grain used for food
    synonyms: wild rice
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    type of:
    cereal, cereal grass
    grass whose starchy grains are used as food: wheat; rice; rye; oats; maize; buckwheat; millet
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