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vesiriis

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EKI Combined Dictionary 2026

Last modified 19.06.2025

Meanings

1
riisile lähedane kalda- ja veetaim, hrl must riis ehk metsik riis

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Usage examples
  • Vesiriis kasvab Põhja-Ameerikas soistel järvekallastel.
1.1
vesiriisitaime mustjad terad toiduna

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Usage examples
  • Enne keetmist tuleks vesiriis hoolega puhastada.

Terminological databases

EKI terminibaas Esterm

ID 702407 Last modified 30.12.2004
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Domain crops
vesiriis preferred
wild rice preferred
Indian rice
water rice
  • an aquatic grass, Zizania aquatica, native to North America, having seeds resembling rice and used as food
  • coarse annual grass of the family Poaceae whose grain, now often considered a delicacy, has long been an important food of North American Indians. Despite its name, the plant is not related to rice (Oryza sativa). Wild rice grows in shallow water in marshes and along the shores of streams and lakes in north-central North America. The wild rice plant is about 1 to 3 m (3 to 10 feet) tall and is topped with a large, open flower cluster. The ripened grains, dark brown to purplish black, are slender rods 1 to 2 cm (0.4 to 0.8 inch) long. A closely related perennial, Z. caducifolia (or Z. latifolia), is cultivated as a vegetable in eastern Asia.
vesiriis preferred
wild rice preferred
Usage examples
  • Grains of Zizania aquatica ('wild rice') not dehulled, resembling pine needles, brown in colour.
Indian rice
water rice

Botaanika terminibaas

ID 1129779 Last modified 04.01.2025
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Domain taxonomyclassified botany
vesiriis

Word forms

Inflection Type 22e

vesiriis vesiriisid
vesiriisi vesiriiside
vesiriisi vesiriise ~ vesiriisisid

Etymology

tõlkelaen
  • vesiriis
    • Wasserreis

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