Zizania (Noun)
Meaning
Wild rice.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Zizania is a type of wild rice that grows in shallow water and is native to North America.
- The recipe called for zizania, but the store only had cultivated rice, so I had to make a substitution.
- Zizania is a crucial food source for many waterfowl species, including ducks and geese.
- In some parts of the country, zizania is still harvested by hand, just as it was by indigenous communities for centuries.
- The conservation effort aimed to restore the natural habitats of zizania and other aquatic plants in the region.