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 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.
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Jimmy Lovrien, Twin Cities, 1 Apr. 2025
Friday, April 11, Pork Tenderloin, wild rice, Succotash, mixed fruit, milk.
—Ramona Sentinel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2025
The wetlands of Nett Lake, part of the Bois Forte reservation, are said to be the largest producer of wild rice in the United States.
—AFAR Media, 11 Mar. 2025
Helps fight oxidative stress: This is due to the antioxidants found in wild rice.
—Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 3 Mar. 2025
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Jimmy Lovrien, Twin Cities, 1 Apr. 2025
Friday, April 11, Pork Tenderloin, wild rice, Succotash, mixed fruit, milk.
—Ramona Sentinel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2025
The wetlands of Nett Lake, part of the Bois Forte reservation, are said to be the largest producer of wild rice in the United States.
—AFAR Media, 11 Mar. 2025
Helps fight oxidative stress: This is due to the antioxidants found in wild rice.
—Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 3 Mar. 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 6 May. 2025.
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