[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

indian \in"dian\ ?; 277, a. from india, and this fr. indus,
   the name of a river in asia, l. indus, gr. ?, opers. hindu,
   name of the land on the indus, skr. sindhu river, the indus.
   cf. hindu.
   1913 webster
   1. of or pertaining to india proper; also to the east indies,
      or, sometimes, to the west indies.
      1913 webster

   2. of or pertaining to the aborigines, or indians, of
      america; as, indian wars; the indian tomahawk.
      1913 webster

   3. made of maize or indian corn; as, indian corn, indian
      meal, indian bread, and the like. u.s.
      1913 webster

   indian bay bot., a lauraceous tree persea indica.

   indian bean bot., a name of the catalpa.

   indian berry. bot. same as cocculus indicus.

   indian bread. bot. same as cassava.

   indian club, a wooden club, which is swung by the hand for
      gymnastic exercise.

   indian cordage, cordage made of the fibers of cocoanut
      husk.

   indian cress bot., nasturtium. see nasturtium, 2.

   indian cucumber bot., a plant of the genus medeola
      medeola virginica, a common in woods in the united
      states. the white rootstock has a taste like cucumbers.

   indian currant bot., a plant of the genus
      symphoricarpus symphoricarpus vulgaris, bearing
      small red berries.

   indian dye, the puccoon.

   indian fig. bot.
      a the banyan. see banyan.
      b the prickly pear.

   indian file, single file; arrangement of persons in a row
      following one after another, the usual way among indians
      of traversing woods, especially when on the war path.

   indian fire, a pyrotechnic composition of sulphur, niter,
      and realgar, burning with a brilliant white light.

   indian grass bot., a coarse, high grass chrysopogon
      nutans, common in the southern portions of the united
      states; wood grass. --gray.

   indian hemp. bot.
      a a plant of the genus apocynum apocynum
          cannabinum, having a milky juice, and a tough,
          fibrous bark, whence the name. the root it used in
          medicine and is both emetic and cathartic in
          properties.
      b the variety of common hemp cannabis indica, from
          which hasheesh is obtained.

   indian mallow bot., the velvet leaf abutilon
      avicennae. see abutilon.

   indian meal, ground corn or maize. u.s.

   indian millet bot., a tall annual grass sorghum
      vulgare, having many varieties, among which are broom
      corn, guinea corn, durra, and the chinese sugar cane. it
      is called also guinea corn. see durra.

   indian ox zool., the zebu.

   indian paint. see bloodroot.

   indian paper. see india paper, under india.

   indian physic bot., a plant of two species of the genus
      gillenia gillenia trifoliata, and gillenia
      stipulacea, common in the united states, the roots of
      which are used in medicine as a mild emetic; -- called
      also american ipecac, and bowman's root. --gray.

   indian pink. bot.
      a the cypress vine ipomoea quamoclit; -- so called
          in the west indies.
      b see china pink, under china.

   indian pipe bot., a low, fleshy herb monotropa
      uniflora, growing in clusters in dark woods, and having
      scalelike leaves, and a solitary nodding flower. the whole
      plant is waxy white, but turns black in drying.

   indian plantain bot., a name given to several species of
      the genus cacalia, tall herbs with composite white
      flowers, common through the united states in rich woods.
      --gray.

   indian poke bot., a plant usually known as the white
      hellebore veratrum viride.

   indian pudding, a pudding of which the chief ingredients
      are indian meal, milk, and molasses.

   indian purple.
      a a dull purple color.
      b the pigment of the same name, intensely blue and
          black.

   indian red.
      a a purplish red earth or pigment composed of a silicate
          of iron and alumina, with magnesia. it comes from the
          persian gulf. called also persian red.
      b see almagra.

   indian rice bot., a reedlike water grass. see rice.

   indian shot bot., a plant of the genus canna canna
      indica. the hard black seeds are as large as swan shot.
      see canna.

   indian summer, in the united states, a period of warm and
      pleasant weather occurring late in autumn. see under
      summer.

   indian tobacco bot., a species of lobelia. see
      lobelia.

   indian turnip bot., an american plant of the genus
      arisaema. arisaema triphyllum has a wrinkled
      farinaceous root resembling a small turnip, but with a
      very acrid juice. see jack in the pulpit, and
      wake-robin.

   indian wheat, maize or indian corn.

   indian yellow.
      a an intense rich yellow color, deeper than gamboge but
          less pure than cadmium.
      b see euxanthin.
          1913 webster
see also:
hindu indian persea indica indian bean indian berry cocculus indicus 
indian bread cassava indian club indian cordage indian cress 
nasturtium indian cucumber medeola medeola virginica indian currant 
symphoricarpus symphoricarpus vulgaris indian dye indian fig banyan 
indian file indian fire indian grass chrysopogon nutans indian hemp 
apocynum apocynum cannabinum cannabis indica indian mallow abutilon avicennae 
abutilon indian meal indian millet sorghum vulgare guinea corn 
durra indian ox indian paint bloodroot indian paper 
india paper india indian physic gillenia gillenia trifoliata 
gillenia stipulacea american ipecac bowman's root indian pink ipomoea quamoclit 
china pink china indian pipe monotropa uniflora indian plantain 
cacalia indian poke white hellebore veratrum viride indian pudding 
indian purple indian red persian red almagra indian rice 
rice indian shot canna canna indica indian summer 
summer indian tobacco lobelia indian turnip arisaema 
arisaema triphyllum jack in the pulpit wake-robin indian wheat indian yellow 
euxanthin 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

rice \rice\, n. f. riz cf. pr. ris, it. riso, l. oryza, gr.
   ???, ???, probably from the persian; cf. opers. brimaczi,
   akin to skr. vrimachi; or perh. akin to e. rye. cf. rye.
   bot.
   a well-known cereal grass oryza sativa and its seed. this
   plant is extensively cultivated in warm climates, and the
   grain forms a large portion of the food of the inhabitants.
   in america it grows chiefly on low, moist land, which can be
   overflowed.
   1913 webster

   ant rice. bot. see under ant.

   french rice. bot. see amelcorn.

   indian rice., a tall reedlike water grass zizania
      aquatica, bearing panicles of a long, slender grain,
      much used for food by north american indians. it is common
      in shallow water in the northern states. called also
      water oat, canadian wild rice, etc.

   mountain rice, any species of an american genus
      oryzopsis of grasses, somewhat resembling rice.

   rice bunting. zool. same as ricebird.

   rice hen zool., the florida gallinule.

   rice mouse zool., a large dark-colored field mouse
      calomys palistris of the southern united states.

   rice paper, a kind of thin, delicate paper, brought from
      china, -- used for painting upon, and for the manufacture
      of fancy articles. it is made by cutting the pith of a
      large herb fatsia papyrifera, related to the ginseng
      into one roll or sheet, which is flattened out under
      pressure. called also pith paper.

   rice troupial zool., the bobolink.

   rice water, a drink for invalids made by boiling a small
      quantity of rice in water.

   rice-water discharge med., a liquid, resembling rice
      water in appearance, which is vomited, and discharged from
      the bowels, in cholera.

   rice weevil zool., a small beetle calandra oryzae, or
      sitophilus oryzae which destroys rice, wheat, and
      indian corn by eating out the interior; -- called also
      black weevil.
      1913 webster
see also:
rye oryza sativa ant rice ant french rice amelcorn 
indian rice zizania aquatica water oat canadian wild rice mountain rice 
oryzopsis rice bunting ricebird rice hen rice mouse 
calomys palistris rice paper fatsia papyrifera pith paper rice troupial 
rice water rice-water discharge rice weevil calandra oryzae sitophilus oryzae 
black weevil 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

indian rice
     n : grains of aquatic grass of north america syn: wild rice
see also:
wild rice 

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