ZIZANIA AQUATICA

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Perennial aquatic grass of North America bearing grain used for food

Synonyms:

wild rice; Zizania aquatica

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Zizania aquatica" is a kind of...):

cereal; cereal grass (grass whose starchy grains are used as food: wheat; rice; rye; oats; maize; buckwheat; millet)

Meronyms (parts of "Zizania aquatica"):

Indian rice; wild rice (grains of aquatic grass of North America)

Holonyms ("Zizania aquatica" is a member of...):

genus Zizania; Zizania (wild rice)