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cultivated rice

cultivated rice

2.2
A type of rice grown as a main food for many people
  • noun
  • /ˈkʌltɪˌveɪtɪd raɪs/
translation icon : arroz cultivado
  • The market for cultivated rice continues to grow as demand for this essential crop increases worldwide.

Examples

  • According to the Minnesota Cultivated Wild Rice Council, 85 percent of the state's 7 million-pound harvest now comes from cultivated rice.

    Academic text (1998)

  • Much of the hand-harvested rice is threshed mechanically these days, but Ojibway rice and cultivated rice still differ.

    Academic text (1998)

  • The farmers in the region rely heavily on cultivated rice as a primary food source for their families.

  • In many Asian countries, cultivated rice is grown extensively and serves as a staple in daily diets.

Synonyms

rice
vscultivated rice
698 1.0

A plant grown in warm places whose seeds are cooked and eaten as a main food

is the specific species grown widely as a major food source
Oryza sativa
vscultivated rice
  • Specialized
6.8

A plant grown for rice, the main food in many Asian countries

is the everyday term rather than the scientific label

Antonyms

wild rice
  • US
4 3.3

A long dark grain from water plants that people cook and eat

Surface Forms

cultivated rice singular
cultivated rices plural

Morphology

cultivated + rice

The noun phrase is compositionally predictable: 'cultivated' means intentionally tended or farmed and 'rice' is the cereal grain, so a learner who knows both will interpret this as rice that is grown or farmed. This simple adjective + noun structure is common cross-linguistically and follows standard English composition patterns, making the meaning immediately clear to B1 learners.

Etymology

The term cultivated rice comes from the idea of cultivated meaning carefully grown by people. Farmers plant, water and choose the best seeds over many years, so 'cultivated rice' means rice that people grow as a main food crop.