mass noun
1- a swamp grass which is widely cultivated as a source of food, especially in Asia稻。
1.1
- Oryza sativa, family Gramineae. African rice belongs to the related species O. glaberrima, whereas the so-called wild rice is not a true rice at all.拉丁名Oryza sativa,禾本科。非洲稻属于非洲栽培稻的相关品种, 而所谓的菰并不是真正意义上的稻。
1.2
- the grains of this cereal used as food米; 米饭。
Rice provides the staple diet of half the world's population and is second only to wheat in terms of total output. Rice seedlings are usually planted in flooded fields or paddies, so that terraces are necessary on hillsides and a reliable source of water is essential.
with obj.
- N. Amer. force (cooked potatoes or other vegetables) through a sieve or ricer〈北美〉（用粗筛或压粒器）将（熟土豆或其他蔬菜）压成米粒状。
词源
Middle English: from Old French ris, from Italian riso, from Greek oruza.