Associations to the word «Oryza»

Wiktionary

ORYZA, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Poaceae.
ORYZA SATIVA, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Poaceae   — Asian rice or rice, widely cultivated, probably domesticated in China from Oryza rufipogon some 10,000 years ago.

Dictionary definition

ORYZA, noun. Rice.

Wise words

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