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
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Audience members dined on wild rice, bison, veggies, and berry crumble while watching people from the nation perform a variety of dances, including a Métis-style jig by the Creeland Dancers.
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Debbie Olsen, AFAR Media, 15 May 2025
The state standard for wild rice waters is 10 ppm of sulfate.
—Jimmy Lovrien, Twin Cities, 1 Apr. 2025
Monday, April 14, Baked Fish, wild rice, broccoli, pears, milk.
—Ramona Sentinel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025
The Minnesota Court of Appeals upheld a state agency’s decision to deny an iron ore mine and processing plant’s request to allow a downstream lake to have sulfate pollution nearly eight times higher than the standard for wild rice waters.
—Jimmy Lovrien, Twin Cities, 1 Apr. 2025
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Debbie Olsen, AFAR Media, 15 May 2025
The state standard for wild rice waters is 10 ppm of sulfate.
—Jimmy Lovrien, Twin Cities, 1 Apr. 2025
Monday, April 14, Baked Fish, wild rice, broccoli, pears, milk.
—Ramona Sentinel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025
The Minnesota Court of Appeals upheld a state agency’s decision to deny an iron ore mine and processing plant’s request to allow a downstream lake to have sulfate pollution nearly eight times higher than the standard for wild rice waters.
—Jimmy Lovrien, Twin Cities, 1 Apr. 2025
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“Wild rice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wild%20rice. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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