English Explanatory Dictionary

zizania

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of several aquatic North American grasses, of the genus Zizania, grown for their edible grain; wild rice.

Pronunciation

/zɪˈzeɪniə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-zizania.wav

Word forms

zizania zizanias

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin zizania (“cockle, tares”).

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