Zizania

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Zizania \Zi*za"ni*a\, n. [NL., from L. zizanium darnel, cockle,
     Gr. ?.] (Bot.)
     A genus of grasses including Indian rice. See {Indian rice},
     under {Rice}.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Zizania
       n : wild rice [syn: {genus Zizania}]