wild rice

noun

: either of two tall aquatic North American perennial grasses (Zizania aquatica and Z. palustris) that yield an edible grain

also : the grain

Examples of wild rice in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Officials created Wild Rice Week this year and kicked it off with an event on Bad River Ojibwe Reservation last week to talk about the need to preserve manoomin and show demonstrations about how to harvest and process wild rice. — Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 9 Sep. 2026

Because of the shallow water and extensive tall wild rice throughout the lake, the DNR conservation officer used a shallow water mud boat provided by an off-duty Oscoda Township police officer to patrol the lake. — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026

In some instances, tribes used those dollars to source culturally-significant foods for tribal members such as bison meat, certain types of berries and wild rice that were included as part of a food box distribution. — ABC News, 3 July 2026

In some instances, tribes used those dollars to source culturally-significant foods for tribal members such as bison meat, certain types of berries, and wild rice that were included as part of a food box distribution. — Joshua A. Bickel, Christian Science Monitor, 3 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1748, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for wild rice

• advice
• allspice
• concise
• device
• entice
• excise
• fordyce
• precise
• suffice
• dice
• feis
• gneiss

Kids Definition

wild rice

noun

: a tall North American grass that grows in water and produces an edible grain

also : the grain