wild rice

noun

1. a tall aquatic grass, Zizania aquatica, of northeastern North America.

2. the grain of this plant, used for food.

wild rice

noun

1. another name for Indian rice

Word History and Origins

Origin of wild rice¹

First recorded in 1740–50

Example Sentences

The company normalized now-common food items such as wild rice and almond butter.

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With "Top Chef" heading to Canada this season, it's a perfect time to highlight one of the country's most distinctive staples: wild rice.

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All you’ll need are two medium acorn squashes, cooked quinoa or wild rice, fresh or dried cranberries, chopped pecans or walnuts, diced onions, garlic, cinnamon, thyme, olive oil, salt and pepper.

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And in most cases you probably already have some of the ingredients needed to cook this way already on hand, such as corn, beans, squash, wild rice and much more.

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The changes also expand access to whole grains like quinoa, wild rice and millet and to foods such as teff and whole wheat naan.

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• brown rice