wild rice
Americannoun
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a tall aquatic grass, Zizania aquatica, of northeastern North America.
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the grain of this plant, used for food.
noun
Etymology
Origin of wild rice
First recorded in 1740–50
Example Sentences
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The company normalized now-common food items such as wild rice and almond butter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2025
Pure wild rice is best for this dish, but in a pinch, you can certainly use a mix.
From Salon ● Mar. 17, 2025
Wild rice is indeed a bit wild — with a nutty, earthy flavor and a chewy bite, wild rice offers up a bit more character than your typical grain of rice.
From Salon ● Mar. 17, 2025
The changes also expand access to whole grains like quinoa, wild rice and millet and to foods such as teff and whole wheat naan.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 9, 2024
A giant couldn’t eat half a leg of deer plus a huge mound of wild rice and eight of the fifty quail eggs and go back for dessert.
From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine
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