Zizania

See also: zizania

Translingual

Etymology

Latin zizanium.

Wild rice

Proper noun

Zizania f

A taxonomic genus within the family Poaceae – wild rice (zizania).

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots, commelinids - clades; Poales - order; Poaceae - family; Ehrhartoideae - subfamily; Oryzeae - tribe

Hyponyms

(genus): Zizania aquatica (annual wild rice), Zizania latifolia (Manchurian wild rice), Zizania palustris (northern wild rice), Zizania texana (Texas wild rice) - species

Derived terms

Zizaniopsis

References

Zizania (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Zizania on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Zizania on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Zizania at USDA Plants database
Zizania at Encyclopedia of Life

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