Definition of Genus oryza

1. Noun. Rice.

Exact synonyms: Oryza
Generic synonyms: Liliopsid Genus, Monocot Genus
Group relationships: Family Graminaceae, Family Gramineae, Family Poaceae, Graminaceae, Gramineae, Grass Family, Poaceae
Member holonyms: Rice

Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Oryza

genus Oreortyx
genus Origanum
genus Oriolus
genus Orites
genus Ormosia
genus Ornithogalum
genus Ornithorhynchus
genus Orontium
genus Ortalis
genus Orthilia
genus Orthopristis
genus Orthotomus
genus Orycteropus
genus Oryctolagus
genus Oryx
genus Oryza
genus Oryzomys
genus Oryzopsis
genus Osmanthus
genus Osmerus
genus Osmunda
genus Ostrea
genus Ostrya
genus Ostryopsis
genus Otaria
genus Othonna
genus Otis
genus Otus
genus Ouranopithecus
genus Ovalipes

Literary usage of Genus oryza

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

1. DNA Fingerprinting and Plants (Including Pathogens): Sponsored CRIS/ICAR by Andrew Kalinski (1994)
"Subsequent slot blot hybridization showed that most of them are only present within the genus Oryza. Some of the Oryza-specific, physically linked sequences ..."

2. A Dictionary of Science, Literature, & Art: Comprising the Definitions and by William Thomas Brande, George William Cox (1866)
"... and which has been adopted by modern botanists as the generic name of the plant yielding that invaluable grain. The genus Oryza belongs to the ..."

3. A Dictionary of Medical Terminology, Dental Surgery, and the Collateral Sciences by Chapin Aaron Harris (1855)
"A plant of the genus Oryza, and its seeds, which latter form a large portion of the food of the inhabitant» where it grows. RICK WATER. ..."

4. Lost Crops of Africa: Grains edited by F. R. Ruskin (1999)
"The genus Oryza is among the most ancient grasses and was able to spread to every continent before they drifted too far apart. The result is that different ..."

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