ZIZANIA
Zizania, genus Zizania
(noun) wild rice
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
zizania (plural zizanias)
Any of several aquatic North American grasses, of the genus Zizania, grown for their edible grain; wild rice.
Source: Wiktionary
Zi*za"ni*a, n. Etym: [NL., from L. zizanium darnel, cockle, Gr. (Bot.)
Definition: A genus of grasses including Indian rice. See Indian rice, under Rice.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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