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rice

rice [ rīss ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. edible grains: the edible grains of a cereal plant of South Asian origin. Rice is served hot or cold after cooking in water or other liquid.

2. cereal plant: a cereal plant that produces rice, cultivated in tropical and warm regions of the world. Native to: South Asia.  Latin name Oryza sativa.



transitive verb  (past and past participle riced, present participle ric·ing, 3rd person present singular ric·es)
Definition:
 
sieve food: to push food through a sieve or ricer to make it into a coarse purée

[13th century. Via Old French ris and Italian riso< Greek oruza< Indo-Iranian]
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