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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The Algonquin tribes in what is now the northeastern USA coined the term corn moon, according to the Maine Farmer's Almanac, since this was the time for gathering their main staple crops of corn, pumpkins, squash, beans and wild rice.
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Doyle Rice, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Data from the commission, which manages natural resources in northern Wisconsin, suggests surface area coverage of wild rice is 18% less than last year’s crop.
—Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 2 Sep. 2025
The principle recognizes the legal rights of natural entities, such as rivers, mountains, ecosystems or even something as specific as wild rice.
—Dana Zartner, Space.com, 17 Aug. 2025
To further honor Indigenous cuisine, the chefs prepared a buckwheat flour Navajo frybread, with a California wild rice and pickled blackberry side dish accompanying it.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 8 Aug. 2025
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Doyle Rice, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Data from the commission, which manages natural resources in northern Wisconsin, suggests surface area coverage of wild rice is 18% less than last year’s crop.
—Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 2 Sep. 2025
The principle recognizes the legal rights of natural entities, such as rivers, mountains, ecosystems or even something as specific as wild rice.
—Dana Zartner, Space.com, 17 Aug. 2025
To further honor Indigenous cuisine, the chefs prepared a buckwheat flour Navajo frybread, with a California wild rice and pickled blackberry side dish accompanying it.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 8 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for wild rice
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“Wild rice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wild%20rice. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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