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???, ???, probably from the Persian; cf. OPers. br[=i]zi, akin to Skr. vr[=i]hi; or perh. akin to E. rye. Cf. {Rye}.] (Bot.) 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. [1913 Webster]Ant rice. (Bot.) See under Ant.
French rice. (Bot.) See Amelcorn.
Indian rice., a tall reedlike water grass ({Zizania
aquatica}), bearing panicles of a long, slender grain,
much used for food by North American Indians. It is common
in shallow water in the Northern States. Called also
{water oat}, {Canadian wild rice}, etc.
Mountain rice, any species of an American genus
({Oryzopsis}) of grasses, somewhat resembling rice.
Rice bunting. (Zo"ol.) Same as Ricebird.
Rice hen (Zo"ol.), the Florida gallinule.
Rice mouse (Zo"ol.), a large dark-colored field mouse
({Calomys palistris}) of the Southern United States.
Rice paper, a kind of thin, delicate paper, brought from
China, -- used for painting upon, and for the manufacture
of fancy articles. It is made by cutting the pith of a
large herb ({Fatsia papyrifera}, related to the ginseng)
into one roll or sheet, which is flattened out under
pressure. Called also {pith paper}.
Rice troupial (Zo"ol.), the bobolink.
Rice water, a drink for invalids made by boiling a small
quantity of rice in water.
Rice-water discharge (Med.), a liquid, resembling rice
water in appearance, which is vomited, and discharged from
the bowels, in cholera.
Rice weevil (Zo"ol.), a small beetle ({Calandra
oryz[ae]}, or {Sitophilus oryz[ae]}) which destroys rice,
wheat, and Indian corn by eating out the interior; --
called also {black weevil}.
[1913 Webster]
Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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