Wild rice: 1 definition
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Wild rice in English is the name of a plant defined with Oryza rufipogon in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Oryza fatua var. longearistata Ridl. (among others).
2) Wild rice is also identified with Oryza sativa It has the synonym Oryza sativa var. savannae Körn. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden (1994)
· Indian Forester (1952)
· Journal of Cytology and Genetics (1986)
· Blumea (1987)
· Plant Systematics and Evolution (1993)
· Kulturpflanze (1981)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Wild rice, for example chemical composition, pregnancy safety, side effects, extract dosage, diet and recipes, health benefits, have a look at these references.
This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Rice.
Starts with: Wild rice grass.
Ends with: Annual wild rice, Bengal wild rice, Canadian wild rice, Common wild rice, Perennial wild rice, Southern wild rice.
Full-text (+18): Laka, Odika, Aranyashali, Aranyadhanya, Nivara, Naivara, Prasadhika, Prasadhaka, Stambaghana, Wild rice grass, Canadian wild rice, Odi, Common wild rice, Southern wild rice, Annual wild rice, Perennial wild rice, Bengal wild rice, Trinadhanya, Nivaraprasritimpaca, Vanavrihi.
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Search found 28 books and stories containing Wild rice; (plurals include: Wild rices). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
The Jataka tales [English], Volume 1-6 (by Robert Chalmers)
Jataka 346: Kesava-jātaka < [Volume 3]
Jataka 496: Bhikkhā-Parampara-jātaka < [Volume 4]
Jataka 476: Javana-Haṃsa-jātaka < [Volume 4]
Satapatha-brahmana (by Julius Eggeling)
Kāṇḍa V, adhyāya 1, brāhmaṇa 4 < [Fifth Kāṇḍa]
Kāṇḍa V, adhyāya 3, brāhmaṇa 3 < [Fifth Kāṇḍa]
Kāṇḍa VI, adhyāya 6, brāhmaṇa 1 < [Sixth Kāṇḍa]
The Markandeya Purana (Study) (by Chandamita Bhattacharya)
Foods and Oṣadhīs Used in Sacrificess (Yajñiya) < [Chapter 2]
Used and Prohibited Food and Vegetables for Śrāddha Ceremony < [Chapter 2]
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Rig Veda 3.57.3 < [Sukta 57]
Settlement in Early Historic Ganga Plain (by Chirantani Das)
Part 6 - Agriculture of the Vārāṇasī region < [Chapter V - Rise of Vārāṇasī as a Nodal Centre]
Part 1 - Growth of nodal points in the Middle Gaṅgā Plains < [Conclusion]
Vakyapadiya of Bhartrihari (by K. A. Subramania Iyer)
Verse 2.78 < [Book 2 - Vākya-kāṇḍa]