rice

rice

noun \ˈrīs\

Definition of RICE

: the starchy seeds of an annual southeast Asian cereal grass (Oryza sativa) that are cooked and used for food; also : this cereal grass that is widely cultivated in warm climates for its seeds and by-products — compare wild rice

Examples of RICE

1. Rice is the main crop of the country.

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Origin of RICE

Middle English rys, from Anglo-French ris, from Old Italian riso, from Greek oryza, oryzon, of Iranian origin; akin to Pashto wriže rice; akin to Sanskrit vrīhi rice

First Known Use: 13th century

Rhymes with RICE

dice, gneiss, ice, lyse, nice, pice, price, slice, spice, splice, syce, thrice, trice, twice, vice, vise