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zizania
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun zizania has 1 sense
- zizania(n = noun.plant) genus zizania - wild rice; Array is a kind of liliopsid genus, monocot genus
is a member of family graminaceae, family gramineae, family poaceae, graminaceae, gramineae, grass family, poaceae
CIDE DICTIONARY
zizania, n. [NL., from L. zizanium darnel, cockle, Gr. .].
A genus of grasses including Indian rice. See Indian rice , under Rice. [1913 Webster]
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