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Oryza sativa
rice
(rīs)n.
1. A cereal grass (Oryza sativa) that is cultivated extensively in warm climates for its edible grain.
2. The starchy grain of this plant, used as a staple food throughout the world.
tr.v. riced, ric·ing, ric·es
To sieve (food) to the consistency of rice.
[Middle English, from Old French ris, from Old Italian riso, from Latin oryza, from Greek oruza, of Indo-Iranian origin.]
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rice
(raɪs)n
1. (Plants) an erect grass, Oryza sativa, that grows in East Asia on wet ground and has drooping flower spikes and yellow oblong edible grains that become white when polished
2. (Plants) the grain of this plant
vb
(Cookery) (tr) US and Canadian to sieve (potatoes or other vegetables) to a coarse mashed consistency, esp with a ricer
[C13 rys, via French, Italian, and Latin from Greek orūza, of Oriental origin]
Rice
(raɪs)n
(Biography) Elmer, original name Elmer Reizenstein. 1892–1967, US dramatist. His plays include The Adding Machine (1923) and Street Scene (1929), which was made into a musical by Kurt Weill in 1947
RICE
(raɪs)n acronym for
(Medicine) rest, ice, compression, elevation: the recommended procedure for controlling inflammation in injured limbs or joints
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rice
(raɪs)n., v. riced, ric•ing. n.
1. the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
2. the grass itself.
v.t. 3. to reduce to a form resembling rice: to rice potatoes.
[1275–1325; ris, rys < Old French < Italian riso, risi (in Medieval Latin risium) < Medieval Greek orýzion, derivative of Greek óryza < Iranian; compare Pashto vrižē (feminine pl.), Skt vrihi rice]
Rice
(raɪs)n.
1. Anne, born 1941, U.S. novelist.
2. Elmer, 1892–1967, U.S. playwright.
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rice
Past participle: riced
Gerund: ricing
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| Noun | 1. |  rice - grains used as food either unpolished or more often polishedstarches - foodstuff rich in natural starch (especially potatoes, rice, bread) brown rice - unpolished rice retaining the yellowish-brown outer layer polished rice, white rice - having husk or outer brown layers removed paddy - rice in the husk either gathered or still in the field cultivated rice, Oryza sativa - yields the staple food of 50 percent of world's population |
| 2. | rice - annual or perennial rhizomatous marsh grasses; seed used for food; straw used for paper genus Oryza, Oryza - rice cultivated rice, Oryza sativa - yields the staple food of 50 percent of world's population cereal, cereal grass - grass whose starchy grains are used as food: wheat; rice; rye; oats; maize; buckwheat; millet | |
| 3. | Rice - English lyricist who frequently worked with Andrew Lloyd Webber (born in 1944) | |
| 4. | Rice - United States playwright (1892-1967) | |
| Verb | 1. | rice - sieve so that it becomes the consistency of rice; "rice the potatoes" cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife" |
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rice
Rice and other cereals
arborio rice, basmati rice, bran, brown rice, bulgur wheat, corn, couscous, Indian rice or wild rice, long grain rice, maize, millet, oatmeal, oats, Patna rice, ragi, sago, short grain rice, tapioca, wheat, wild riceCollins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
Translations
أُرْزأرُز
rýže
ris
rizo
riis
برنج
riisi
riža
rizs
padi
hrísgrjón
米
쌀
ryžiai
ryža
riž
ris
ข้าว
gạolúa
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rice
n → Reis m
rice
in cpds → Reis-;ricefield
n → Reisfeld nt
rice paper
n → Reispapier nt
rice pudding
n (esp Brit) → Milchreis m
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rice
(rais) noun a plant, grown in well-watered ground in tropical countries, whose seeds are used as food.
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rice
→ أُرْز rýže ris Reis ρύζι arroz riisi riz riža riso 米 쌀 rijst ris ryż arroz рис ris ข้าว pirinç gạo 大米Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
rice
n arroz m; red yeast — arroz de levadura rojaEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.