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ORYZA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Synonyms:
genus Oryza; Oryza
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Oryza" is a kind of...):
liliopsid genus; monocot genus (genus of flowering plants having a single cotyledon (embryonic leaf) in the seed)
Meronyms (members of "Oryza"):
rice (annual or perennial rhizomatous marsh grasses; seed used for food; straw used for paper)
Holonyms ("Oryza" is a member of...):
family Graminaceae; family Gramineae; family Poaceae; Graminaceae; Gramineae; grass family; Poaceae (the grasses: chiefly herbaceous but some woody plants including cereals; bamboo; reeds; sugar cane)