rice (rīs)
n.

1. A cereal grass (Oryza sativa) that is cultivated extensively in warm climates for its edible grain.
2. The starchy grain of this plant, used as a staple food throughout the world.

tr.v., riced, ric·ing, ric·es.
To sieve (food) to the consistency of rice.

[Middle English, from Old French ris, from Old Italian riso, from Latin oryza, from Greek oruza, of Indo-Iranian origin.]

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