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  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Rice  \Rice\,  n.  [F.  riz  (cf.  Pr  ris,  It  riso),  L.  oryza,  Gr 
  ???,  ???,  probably  from  the  Persian;  cf  OPers.  br[=i]zi, 
  akin  to  Skr.  vr[=i]hi;  or  perh.  akin  to  E.  rye.  Cf  {Rye}.] 
  (Bot.) 
  A  well-known  cereal  grass  ({Oryza  sativa})  and  its  seed.  This 
  plant  is  extensively  cultivated  in  warm  climates,  and  the 
  grain  forms  a  large  portion  of  the  food  of  the  inhabitants. 
  In  America  it  grows  chiefly  on  low  moist  land,  which  can  be 
  overflowed. 
 
  {Ant  rice}.  (Bot.)  See  under  {Ant}. 
 
  {French  rice}.  (Bot.)  See  {Amelcorn}. 
 
  {Indian  rice}.,  a  tall  reedlike  water  grass  ({Zizania 
  aquatica}),  bearing  panicles  of  a  long,  slender  grain, 
  much  used  for  food  by  North  American  Indians.  It  is  common 
  in  shallow  water  in  the  Northern  States.  Called  also 
  {water  oat},  {Canadian  wild  rice},  etc 
 
  {Mountain  rice},  any  species  of  an  American  genus 
  ({Oryzopsis})  of  grasses,  somewhat  resembling  rice. 
 
  {Rice  bunting}.  (Zo["o]l.)  Same  as  {Ricebird}. 
 
  {Rice  hen}  (Zo["o]l.),  the  Florida  gallinule. 
 
  {Rice  mouse}  (Zo["o]l.),  a  large  dark-colored  field  mouse 
  ({Calomys  palistris})  of  the  Southern  United  States. 
 
  {Rice  paper},  a  kind  of  thin,  delicate  paper,  brought  from 
  China,  --  used  for  painting  upon  and  for  the  manufacture 
  of  fancy  articles.  It  is  made  by  cutting  the  pith  of  a 
  large  herb  ({Fatsia  papyrifera},  related  to  the  ginseng) 
  into  one  roll  or  sheet,  which  is  flattened  out  under 
  pressure.  Called  also  {pith  paper}. 
 
  {Rice  troupial}  (Zo["o]l.),  the  bobolink. 
 
  {Rice  water},  a  drink  for  invalids  made  by  boiling  a  small 
  quantity  of  rice  in  water. 
 
  {Rice-water  discharge}  (Med.),  a  liquid,  resembling  rice 
  water  in  appearance,  which  is  vomited,  and  discharged  from 
  the  bowels,  in  cholera. 
 
  {Rice  weevil}  (Zo["o]l.),  a  small  beetle  ({Calandra,  or 
  Sitophilus,  oryz[ae]})  which  destroys  rice,  wheat,  and 
  Indian  corn  by  eating  out  the  interior;  --  called  also 
  {black  weevil}. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Mountain  \Moun"tain\,  a. 
  1.  Of  or  pertaining  to  a  mountain  or  mountains;  growing  or 
  living  on  a  mountain;  found  on  or  peculiar  to  mountains; 
  among  mountains;  as  a  mountain  torrent;  mountain  pines; 
  mountain  goats;  mountain  air;  mountain  howitzer. 
 
  2.  Like  a  mountain;  mountainous;  vast;  very  great. 
 
  The  high,  the  mountain  majesty  of  worth.  --Byron. 
 
  {Mountain  antelope}  (Zo["o]l.),  the  goral. 
 
  {Mountain  ash}  (Bot.),  an  ornamental  tree,  the  {Pyrus 
  (Sorbus)  Americana},  producing  beautiful  bunches  of  red 
  berries.  Its  leaves  are  pinnate,  and  its  flowers  white, 
  growing  in  fragrant  clusters.  The  European  species  is  the 
  {P.  aucuparia},  or  rowan  tree. 
 
  {Mountain  barometer},  a  portable  barometer,  adapted  for  safe 
  transportation,  used  in  measuring  the  heights  of 
  mountains. 
 
  {Mountain  beaver}  (Zo["o]l.),  the  sewellel. 
 
  {Mountain  blue}  (Min.),  blue  carbonate  of  copper;  azurite. 
 
  {Mountain  cat}  (Zo["o]l.),  the  catamount.  See  {Catamount}. 
 
  {Mountain  chain},  a  series  of  contiguous  mountain  ranges, 
  generally  in  parallel  or  consecutive  lines  or  curves. 
 
  {Mountain  cock}  (Zo["o]l.),  capercailzie.  See  {Capercailzie}. 
 
 
  {Mountain  cork}  (Min.),  a  variety  of  asbestus,  resembling 
  cork  in  its  texture. 
 
  {Mountain  crystal}.  See  under  {Crystal}. 
 
  {Mountain  damson}  (Bot.),  a  large  tree  of  the  genus 
  {Simaruba}  ({S.  amarga})  growing  in  the  West  Indies,  which 
  affords  a  bitter  tonic  and  astringent,  sometimes  used  in 
  medicine. 
 
  {Mountain  dew},  Scotch  whisky,  so  called  because  often 
  illicitly  distilled  among  the  mountains.  [Humorous] 
 
  {Mountain  ebony}  (Bot.),  a  small  leguminous  tree  ({Bauhinia 
  variegata})  of  the  East  and  West  Indies;  --  so  called 
  because  of  its  dark  wood.  The  bark  is  used  medicinally  and 
  in  tanning. 
 
  {Mountain  flax}  (Min.),  a  variety  of  asbestus,  having  very 
  fine  fibers;  amianthus.  See  {Amianthus}. 
 
  {Mountain  fringe}  (Bot.),  climbing  fumitory.  See  under 
  {Fumitory}. 
 
  {Mountain  goat}.  (Zo["o]l.)  See  {Mazama}. 
 
  {Mountain  green}.  (Min.) 
  a  Green  malachite,  or  carbonate  of  copper. 
  b  See  {Green  earth},  under  {Green},  a. 
 
  {Mountain  holly}  (Bot.),  a  branching  shrub  ({Nemopanthes 
  Canadensis}),  having  smooth  oblong  leaves  and  red  berries. 
  It  is  found  in  the  Northern  United  States. 
 
  {Mountain  laurel}  (Bot.),  an  American  shrub  ({Kalmia 
  latifolia})  with  glossy  evergreen  leaves  and  showy 
  clusters  of  rose-colored  or  white  flowers.  The  foliage  is 
  poisonous.  Called  also  {American  laurel},  {ivy  bush},  and 
  {calico  bush}.  See  {Kalmia}. 
 
  {Mountain  leather}  (Min.),  a  variety  of  asbestus,  resembling 
  leather  in  its  texture. 
 
  {Mountain  licorice}  (Bot.),  a  plant  of  the  genus  {Trifolium} 
  ({T.  Alpinum}). 
 
  {Mountain  limestone}  (Geol.),  a  series  of  marine  limestone 
  strata  below  the  coal  measures,  and  above  the  old  red 
  standstone  of  Great  Britain.  See  Chart  of  {Geology}. 
 
  {Mountain  linnet}  (Zo["o]l.),  the  twite. 
 
  {Mountain  magpie}.  (Zo["o]l.) 
  a  The  yaffle,  or  green  woodpecker. 
  b  The  European  gray  shrike. 
 
  {Mountain  mahogany}  (Bot.)  See  under  {Mahogany}. 
 
  {Mountain  meal}  (Min.),  a  light  powdery  variety  of  calcite, 
  occurring  as  an  efflorescence. 
 
  {Mountain  milk}  (Min.),  a  soft  spongy  variety  of  carbonate  of 
  lime. 
 
  {Mountain  mint}.  (Bot.)  See  {Mint}. 
 
  {Mountain  ousel}  (Zo["o]l.),  the  ring  ousel;  --  called  also 
  {mountain  thrush}  and  {mountain  colley}.  See  {Ousel}. 
 
  {Mountain  pride},  or  {Mountain  green}  (Bot.),  a  tree  of 
  Jamaica  ({Spathelia  simplex}),  which  has  an  unbranched 
  palmlike  stem,  and  a  terminal  cluster  of  large  pinnate 
  leaves. 
 
  {Mountain  quail}  (Zo["o]l.),  the  plumed  partridge  ({Oreortyx 
  pictus})  of  California.  It  has  two  long,  slender, 
  plumelike  feathers  on  the  head.  The  throat  and  sides  are 
  chestnut;  the  belly  is  brown  with  transverse  bars  of  black 
  and  white;  the  neck  and  breast  are  dark  gray. 
 
  {Mountain  range},  a  series  of  mountains  closely  related  in 
  position  and  direction. 
 
  {Mountain  rice}.  (Bot.) 
  a  An  upland  variety  of  rice,  grown  without  irrigation, 
  in  some  parts  of  Asia,  Europe,  and  the  United  States. 
  b  An  American  genus  of  grasses  ({Oryzopsis}). 
 
  {Mountain  rose}  (Bot.),  a  species  of  rose  with  solitary 
  flowers,  growing  in  the  mountains  of  Europe  ({Rosa 
  alpina}). 
 
  {Mountain  soap}  (Min.),  a  soft  earthy  mineral,  of  a  brownish 
  color,  used  in  crayon  painting;  saxonite. 
 
  {Mountain  sorrel}  (Bot.),  a  low  perennial  plant  ({Oxyria 
  digyna}  with  rounded  kidney-form  leaves,  and  small 
  greenish  flowers,  found  in  the  White  Mountains  of  New 
  Hampshire,  and  in  high  northern  latitudes.  --Gray. 
 
  {Mountain  sparrow}  (Zo["o]l.),  the  European  tree  sparrow. 
 
  {Mountain  spinach}.  (Bot.)  See  {Orach}. 
 
  {Mountain  tobacco}  (Bot.),  a  composite  plant  ({Arnica 
  montana})  of  Europe;  called  also  {leopard's  bane}. 
 
  {Mountain  witch}  (Zo["o]l.),  a  ground  pigeon  of  Jamaica,  of 
  the  genus  {Geotrygon}. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  Oryzopsis 
  n  :  rice  grass  [syn:  {Oryzopsis},  {genus  Oryzopsis}] 




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