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

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

Wild Rice Compared to white rice, wild rice is higher in fiber and protein, two nutrients that support stable blood sugar. — Brittany Lubeck, Verywell Health, 2 July 2026

Long before the area had guided sea cave tours and ice cream shops, the Ojibwe people lived throughout this region, fishing the deep waters and gathering wild rice around the adjacent Chequamegon Bay. — Katherine Lawless, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 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