rice: Meaning and Definition of

rice

1. the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
2. the grass itself.

1. to reduce to a form resembling rice: to rice potatoes.

Rice

1. born 1941, U.S. novelist.
2. (Daniel McLaren), 1823–1900, U.S. circus clown, circus owner, and Union patriot.
3. 1892–1967, U.S. playwright.
4. 1880–1954, U.S. journalist.