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

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

Stop in to peruse goods such as jewelry, board games, wild rice, and locally made lavender products. —Charles Usher, Midwest Living, 10 June 2026

Friday, June 12, Pork Rib Patty, pinto beans, wild rice, Mandarin oranges, milk. —Ramona Sentinel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 June 2026

Spring peas and wild rice make a nice combo filling for sweet bell peppers! —Mary Ann Esposito, Boston Herald, 3 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