wild rice

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İngilizce - Türkçe
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İngilizce - İngilizce
grains of aquatic grass of North America perennial aquatic grass of North America bearing grain used for food
the seed of a type of grass that grows in parts of North America and China. Coarse annual grass (Zizania aquatica) of the family Poaceae (or Gramineae) whose grain, now often considered a delicacy, has long been an important food of American Indians. Despite its name, the plant is not related to rice. Wild rice grows naturally in shallow water in marshes and along the shores of streams and lakes in northern central North America. Cultivated varieties are now grown in Minnesota and California. The plant, about 3-10 ft (1-3 m) tall, is topped with a large, open flower cluster. The ripened grains, dark brown to purplish-black, are slender rods 0.4-0.8 in. (1-2 cm) long
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wild rice