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ant rice

ant rice noun: grass of species Aristida oligantha.

Noun

ant rice (uncountable)

  1. Grass of species Aristida oligantha.
    • […] LINCECUM HYPOTHESIS The Lincecum Hypothesis, or the ant-rice story, is a strangely romantic idea from the Civil War era that has now lost favor. This controversy revolved around the claim that harvesters not only collect seeds […].1998, Stephen Welton Taber, The World of the Harvester Ants, page 33

Origin of ant rice

So called because it grows around ant nests in Texas and has been thought to be cultivated by the ants for the sake of its seed.

Questions about ant rice

What does ant rice mean?
Ant rice means grass of species Aristida oligantha.
What part of speech is ant rice?
Ant rice is a noun.

Words near ant rice in the dictionary

  1. ant orchid
  2. ant orchids
  3. ant plant
  4. ant plants
  5. ant rattan
  6. ant rice
  7. ant sand
  8. ant spider
  9. ant tanager
  10. ant tanagers
  11. ant thrush

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