rice 音标拼音: [r'ɑɪs]
n . 米,饭,稻
vt . 舂(米)
米,饭,稻舂(米)
rice n 1 :
grains used as food either unpolished or more often polished 2 :
annual or perennial rhizomatous marsh grasses ;
seed used for food ;
straw used for paper 3 :
English lyricist who frequently worked with Andrew Lloyd Webber (
born in 1944 ) [
synonym : {
Rice }, {
Sir Tim Rice }, {
Timothy Miles Bindon Rice }]
4 :
United States playwright (
1892 -
1967 ) [
synonym : {
Rice }, {
Elmer Rice }, {
Elmer Leopold Rice }, {
Elmer Reizenstein }]
v 1 :
sieve so that it becomes the consistency of rice ; "
rice the potatoes "
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 ]
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