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

Brown and wild rice often contain the highest levels because the milling process used to create white rice removes the outer layers of the hull, where heavy metals are concentrated. —Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 15 May 2025

Thursday, May 15, Baked Fish, wild rice, broccoli, pears, milk. —Ramona Sentinel, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 May 2025

Choose whole grains like quinoa, oats, wild rice, whole wheat pasta, or farro instead of refined grains like white rice, bread, and pasta.. —Jonathan Purtell, Verywell Health, 21 Mar. 2025

Linda's homemade jambalaya Ingredients: 2 cups real wild rice; rinsed, cooked in chicken stock, drained. —Bayliss Wagner, Austin American-Statesman, 26 Nov. 2024

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