The starchy grain of this plant, used as a staple food throughout the world, any species of an American genus (Oryzopsis) of grasses, somewhat resembling rice, uncountable The seeds of this plant used as food, verb_ to squeeze through a ricer; to mash or make into rice-sized pieces, to belittle a government emissary or similar on behalf of a more powerful militaristic state, sieve so that it becomes the consistency of rice