Rice is the seed of the grass species Oryza sativa (Asian rice) or, less commonly, O. glaberrima The name wild rice is usually used for species of the genera Zizania and Porteresia, both wild and domesticated, although the term may also be used for primitive or uncultivated varieties of Oryza.

Rice is the seed of the grass species Oryza sativa (Asian rice) or, less commonly, O. glaberrima The name wild rice is usually used for species of the genera Zizania and Porteresia, both wild and domesticated, although the term may also be used for primitive or uncultivated varieties of Oryza.