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black rice

black rice noun: a type of rice of the species Oryza sativa L. which is black or dark purple in color and often glutinous.

black rice: a type of rice of the species Oryza sativa L. which is black or dark purple in color and often...
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Noun

black rice (usually uncountable, plural black rices)

  1. (usually) A type of rice of the species Oryza sativa L. which is black or dark purple in color and often glutinous.

black rice meaning in Tamil, Vietnamese and Myanmar

black rice in Tamil

புட்பகத்தாவு, காலசாலி

black rice in Vietnamese

type of rice
gạo nếp cẩm

black rice in Myanmar

type of rice
ငချိတ် nga.hkyit

Synonyms of black rice

Forms of black rice

pluralblack rices

Questions about black rice

What does black rice mean?
Black rice means a type of rice of the species Oryza sativa L. which is black or dark purple in color and often glutinous.
What is black rice in Tamil?
Black rice in Tamil is புட்பகத்தாவு, காலசாலி. See Black rice meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is black rice?
Black rice is a noun.
What is the plural of black rice?
The plural of black rice is black rices.

Words near black rice in the dictionary

  1. black rent
  2. black rhino
  3. black rhinoceros
  4. black rhinoceroses
  5. black rhinos
  6. black rice
  7. black rices
  8. black rider
  9. Black River
  10. Black River Falls
  11. Black Riveran

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