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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Rice \Rice\, noun [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 oryz[ae]}, or {Sitophilus oryz[ae]}) which destroys rice, wheat, and Indian corn by eating out the interior; -- called also {black weevil}.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
rice
noun
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) [syn: {Sir Tim Rice}, {Timothy Miles Bindon Rice}]
4: United States playwright (1892-1967) [syn: {Elmer Rice}, {Elmer Leopold Rice}, {Elmer Reizenstein}]
verb: sieve so that it becomes the consistency of rice; "rice the potatoes"
From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]:
RICE-:WATER:, noun A mystic beverage secretly used by our most popular novelists and poets to regulate the imagination and narcotize the conscience. It is said to be rich in both obtundite and lethargine, and is brewed in a midnight fog by a fat which of the Dismal Swamp.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Rice, KS Zip code(s): 66901 Rice, MN (city, FIPS 53998) Location: 45.74862 N, 94.22869 W Population (1990): 610 (209 housing units) Area: 15.5 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 56367 Rice, TX (city, FIPS 61736) Location: 32.24469 N, 96.50133 W Population (1990): 564 (209 housing units) Area: 5.5 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 75155 Rice, VA Zip code(s): 23966 Rice, WA Zip code(s): 99167
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
Rice, TX -- U.S. city in Texas Population (2000): 798 Housing Units (2000): 371 Land area (2000): 2.705666 sq. miles (7.007642 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.091787 sq. miles (0.237728 sq. km) Total area (2000): 2.797453 sq. miles (7.245370 sq. km) FIPS code: 61736 Located within: Texas (TX), FIPS 48 Location: 32.234563 N, 96.494670 W ZIP Codes (1990): 75155 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Rice, TX Rice
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
Rice, MN -- U.S. city in Minnesota Population (2000): 711 Housing Units (2000): 250 Land area (2000): 5.985750 sq. miles (15.503020 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.111547 sq. miles (0.288906 sq. km) Total area (2000): 6.097297 sq. miles (15.791926 sq. km) FIPS code: 53998 Located within: Minnesota (MN), FIPS 27 Location: 45.752847 N, 94.222980 W ZIP Codes (1990): 56367 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Rice, MN Rice
From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:
Rice -- U.S. County in Kansas Population (2000): 10761 Housing Units (2000): 4609 Land area (2000): 726.577760 sq. miles (1881.827679 sq. km) Water area (2000): 1.718168 sq. miles (4.450034 sq. km) Total area (2000): 728.295928 sq. miles (1886.277713 sq. km) Located within: Kansas (KS), FIPS 20 Location: 38.349411 N, 98.217441 W Headwords: Rice Rice, KS Rice County Rice County, KS
From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:
Rice -- U.S. County in Minnesota Population (2000): 56665 Housing Units (2000): 20061 Land area (2000): 497.568836 sq. miles (1288.697315 sq. km) Water area (2000): 18.557216 sq. miles (48.062967 sq. km) Total area (2000): 516.126052 sq. miles (1336.760282 sq. km) Located within: Minnesota (MN), FIPS 27 Location: 44.348087 N, 93.283024 W Headwords: Rice Rice, MN Rice County Rice County, MN
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