The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Zizania \Zi*za"ni*a\, n. [NL., from L. zizanium darnel, cockle, Gr. ?.] (Bot.) A genus of grasses including Indian rice. See Indian rice, under Rice. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Zizania n 1: wild rice [syn: Zizania, genus Zizania]