[1] : 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 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

rice paper
     n : a thin delicate material resembling paper; made from the
         rice-paper tree

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