'Rice water' definitions:
Definition of 'Rice water'
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- Rice \Rice\, n. [F. riz (cf. Pr. ris, It. riso), L. oryza, Gr. ???, ???, probably from the Persian; cf. OPers. br[imac]zi, akin to Skr. vr[imac]hi; 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]