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Definitions of rice in various dictionaries:
noun - grains used as food either unpolished or more often polished
noun - annual or perennial rhizomatous marsh grasses
noun - English lyricist who frequently worked with Andrew Lloyd Webber (born in 1944)
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| In accordance with the founder's will, this Houston university was tuition-free from 1912 to 1965 |
| (Cheryl of the Clue Crew raises a glass of Sake.) Sake is made by kneading, then heating & fermenting this |
| Greek stuffed grape leaves, or dolmades, are usually stuffed with this grain |
| In the Indonesian equivalent of smorgasbord, this grain is served with an array of meats & condiments |
| In a great haiku / by Basho, a poor boy grinds / this grain by moonlight |
| Basmati, an aromatic type of this grain, is grown in India |
| Basmati & jasmine are types of this |
| In 1918 as many as 2 million Japanese participated in riots spurred by the high price of this |
| In olden Japan agricultural groups called Be were mainly busy producing this |
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Rice is the seed of the grass species Oryza sativa (Asian rice) or Oryza glaberrima (African rice). As a cereal grain, it is the most widely consumed staple food for a large part of the world's human population, especially in Asia. It is the agricultural commodity with the third-highest worldwide production (rice, 741.5 million tonnes in 2014), after sugarcane (1.9 billion tonnes) and maize (1.0 billion tonnes).* Since sizable portions of sugarcane and maize crops are used for purposes other than human consumption, rice is the most important grain with regard to human nutrition and caloric intake, providing more than one-fifth of the calories consumed worldwide by humans. There are many varieties of rice and culinary preferences tend to vary regionally. * * Rice, a monocot, is normally grown as an annual plant, although in tropical areas it can survive as a perennial and can produce a ratoon crop for up to 30 years. Rice cultivation is well-suited to countries and regions with low labor c |