rice

rice
    n 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: {Rice}, {Sir Tim Rice}, {Timothy
       Miles Bindon Rice}]
    4: United States playwright (1892-1967) [syn: {Rice}, {Elmer
       Rice}, {Elmer Leopold Rice}, {Elmer Reizenstein}]
    v 1: sieve so that it becomes the consistency of rice; "rice the
         potatoes"
    

Rice \Rice\, n. [F. riz (cf. Pr. ris, It. riso), L. oryza, Gr.
   ???, ???, probably from the Persian; cf. OPers. br[imac]zi,
   akin to Skr. vr[imac]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.
   [1913 Webster]

   {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}. (Zool.) Same as {Ricebird}.

   {Rice hen} (Zool.), the Florida gallinule.

   {Rice mouse} (Zool.), 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} (Zool.), 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} (Zool.), a small beetle ({Calandra oryzae}, or
      {Sitophilus oryzae}) which destroys rice, wheat, and
      Indian corn by eating out the interior; -- called also
      {black weevil}.
      [1913 Webster]
    

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
    

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
    

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
    

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
    

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