rice troopial

The same as RICE-BIRD (q. v.). rice-water, s. Water thickened by boiling rice in it, sweetened with sugar, and flavored with cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, . It is often given in cases of diarrhœa. Rice - water evacuations : Pathology: Evacuations resembling rice-water pa ed in cholera. More narrowly examined, there are found granular corpuscles, an abundance c water, a little epithelium, vibriones, albuminous flakes floating in a colorle fluid (whence the rice water appearance), a little biliary matter, and a quantity of salts, especially chloride of sodium. ( Tanner .) ricc-weevil, s. Entom.: Calandra oryzæ , which attacks the rice plant in the Southern States of America. Called also Sitophilus oryza .