Definition of Oryza sativa

1. Noun. Yields the staple food of 50 percent of world's population.

Exact synonyms: Cultivated Rice
Terms within: Rice
Generic synonyms: Rice

Lexicographical Neighbors of Oryza Sativa

Orudis
Orudis KT
Orunmila
Oruvail
Orville
Orville Wright
Orwell
Orwellian
Orycteropodidae
Orycteropus
Orycteropus afer
Oryctolagus
Oryctolagus cuniculus
Oryol
Oryx gazella
Oryza sativa (current term)
Oryzomys
Oryzomys palustris
Oryzopsis
Oryzopsis hymenoides
Oryzopsis miliacea
Osage
Osage River
Osages
Osaka
Osaka Bay
Osakan
Osama
Osama bin Laden
Osasco

Literary usage of Oryza sativa

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Compendium of Food-microscopy with Sections on Drugs, Water, and Tobacco by Edwy Godwin Clayton, Arthur Hill Hassall (1909)
"Already described (see ante, p. 21) : figured again here, for convenience. Fig- 53- (н) RICE ARROWROOT (Oryza sativa, fam. ..."

2. Computers and Information Technologies in Agricultural Production and edited by Karl R. Schneider (1997)
"Descriptors: oryza-sativa; nitrogen; fertilizer- requirement-determination; split-dressings; computer-vision; image-processing; dimensions; ..."

3. Monks' Cookbook by Himalayan Academy, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1997)
"RICE, Oryza sativa There are over 40000 varieties of rice. It is the queen of grains, the staple food for most of humanity, grown in countries throughout ..."

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