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zizania

/zɪˈzeɪniə/

zizania noun: any of several aquatic North American grasses, of the genus Zizania, grown for their edible grain; wild rice.

Noun

zizania (plural zizanias)

  1. Any of several aquatic North American grasses, of the genus Zizania, grown for their edible grain; wild rice.

Forms of zizania

pluralzizanias

Origin of zizania

Borrowed from Latin zizania (“cockle, tares”).

Words that rhyme with zizania

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Questions about zizania

What does zizania mean?
Zizania means any of several aquatic North American grasses, of the genus Zizania, grown for their edible grain; wild rice.
What part of speech is zizania?
Zizania is a noun.
How do you pronounce zizania?
Zizania is pronounced /zɪˈzeɪniə/.
What is the plural of zizania?
The plural of zizania is zizanias.

Words near zizania in the dictionary

  1. ziyarats
  2. Ziyuan
  3. Ziyun
  4. ziz
  5. zizaene
  6. zizania
  7. zizanias
  8. zizanoic acid
  9. zizany
  10. Zizekian
  11. zizel

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