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brown rice

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noun

rice from which the bran layers and germs have not been removed by polishing.

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Origin of brown rice

First recorded in 1915–20

Words nearby brown rice

brown paper, brown patch, brownprint, brown rat, brown recluse spider, brown rice, brown rot, brown sauce, brown seaweed, Brown-Séquard's syndrome, brownshirt
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Words related to brown rice

basmati rice, orzo, pilaf, unpolished rice

British Dictionary definitions for brown rice

brown rice

noun

unpolished rice, in which the grains retain the outer yellowish-brown layer (bran)
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