wild rice
noun
: a tall aquatic North American perennial grass (Zizania aquatica) that yields an edible grain
also
: the grain
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Soo made a wild rice gnocchi with glazed sweet potato, which was genius.
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Buddha Lo, Peoplemag, 16 May 2024
Add the onion, carrots, celery, thyme, wild rice blend and stock.
—Claudia Alexander, The Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2024
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Buddha Lo, Peoplemag, 16 May 2024
Add the onion, carrots, celery, thyme, wild rice blend and stock.
—Claudia Alexander, The Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2024
See all Example Sentences for wild rice
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“Wild rice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wild%20rice. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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