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Rice bunting
Rice Rice, n. [F. riz (cf. Pr. ris, It. riso), L. oryza, Gr. ???, ???, probably from the Persian; cf. OPers. br[=i]zi, akin to Skr. vr[=i]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. 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. (Zo["o]l.) Same as Ricebird. Rice hen (Zo["o]l.), the Florida gallinule. Rice mouse (Zo["o]l.), 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 (Zo["o]l.), 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 (Zo["o]l.), a small beetle (Calandra, or Sitophilus, oryz[ae]) which destroys rice, wheat, and Indian corn by eating out the interior; -- called also black weevil.

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- The yellow-breasted bunting (Emberiza aureola) is a p****erine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae that is found across the Boreal and East Palearctic...
- sparrow (Lonchura oryzivora) Mannikins (Lonchura), a genus Yellow-breasted bunting (Emberiza aureola) Village weaver (Ploceus cucullatus), in English-speaking...
- exists between these two teams. Rice must win to retain a chance at the Conference bunting. "More Fuel Heaped on Blaze of Rice-Texas Grid Rivalry". Austin...
- Carstairs and Moie Charles. The film follows a group of shopgirls working in Bunting and Hobbs, a London department store, during the Christmas shopping season...
- saki, also referred to as ****anese rice wine, is an alcoholic beverage of ****anese origin made by fermenting rice that has been polished to remove the...
- David Tibet (born David Michael Bunting; 5 March 1960) is an English poet, artist and musician. He is best known for the musical group Current 93, which...
- Bunner Jacksonian 20th March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1829 Oswego ? Thomas L. Bunting Democratic 33rd March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893 Hamburg Thomas F. Burchill...
- indica rice, and is not a direct product of brewing (like sake) but of distillation (like shōchū). The majority of awamori made today uses indica rice imported...
- essential-****an-guide.com. 16 September 2011. Retrieved 25 January 2016. Bunting, Chris (2014). Drinking ****an: A Guide to ****an's Best Drinks and Drinking...
- University of Houston, Mount Holyoke College, and Brandeis University. Bunting Fellowship at Radcliffe/Harvard (1986) Visiting Scholar at the Rockefeller...