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Meaning of ZIZANIA

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  wild rice
 

ZIZANIA is a 7 letter word that starts with Z.

 

 Synonyms: genus Zizania
 
 See Also: family Graminaceae, family Gramineae, family Poaceae, Graminaceae, Gramineae, grass family, liliopsid genus, monocot genus, Poaceae, wild rice, Zizania aquatica

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Zi*za"ni*a\, n. [NL., from L. zizanium darnel, cockle,
Gr. ?.] (Bot.)
A genus of grasses including Indian rice. See {Indian rice},
under {Rice}.

 

 

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