naloomini

Miami

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.). From Proto-Algonquian *maθo·mina

Noun

naloomini anim (plural naloomina)

1. wild rice, Zizania aquatica

Usage notes

• Usually used in the plural, the singular referring only to a single grain of rice

References

• https://mc.miamioh.edu/ilda-myaamia/dictionary/entries/7163