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Rice

Oryza sativa

Photo by SushilBarai
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Description:

Rice, paddy rice, chowdhury rice (English)
Dhanya, vrihi, nivara, syali (Sanskrit)
Dhan, chaval (Hindu)
Chal (Bengal)
Dangar, choka (Gujarat)
Nellu, arisi (Tamil),

The rice plant is a grass which can grow to over 1 m tall or to 5 m long in deep water.

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