paddyrice
nounUK /ˈpædi raɪs/
US /ˈpædi raɪs/
Rice that grows in wet fields called paddies.
Farmers in Asia plant paddyrice in flooded fields each spring.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. The unhusked grain of rice as it comes from the field.
The mill removes the outer husk from paddyrice before it is sold.
3. A field where rice is grown in standing water.
The paddyrice stretched for miles across the valley.
4. Rice in its early growing stage before it is ready to eat.
The paddyrice was still green and far from harvest.