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rice

rice \'ri-s\ n or rice [ME rys, fr. OF ris, fr. OIt riso, fr. Gk oryza, 
   ory] pl zon : an annual cereal grass (Oryza sativa) widely cultivated in 
   warm cl imates for its seed that is used for food and for its by-products