Zizania

See also: zizania

Translingual

Etymology

Latin zizanium.

Wild rice

Proper noun

Zizania f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Poaceae – wild rice (zizania).

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, monocots, commelinids - clades; Poales - order; Poaceae - family; Ehrhartoideae - subfamily; Oryzeae - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Zizania aquatica (annual wild rice), Zizania latifolia (Manchurian wild rice), Zizania palustris (northern wild rice), Zizania texana (Texas wild rice) - species

References

• Zizania (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Zizania on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Zizania on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Zizania at USDA Plants database
• Zizania at Encyclopedia of Life