rouse(rous)
n.
pl:rice(rïs)
1. A single
spikelet, or "grain", from any of numerous
species of the
genus Oryza. (As in
Oryza sativa,
Oryza glaberrina, etc...)
The
singular form of this word is seldom used due to the facts that:
a)all known
Oryza species produce
rice in great quantities, and
b)one rarely has occasion or necessity to isolate a
rouse.
(This word-usage phenomenon is the inversion of the more familiar one with
Spouse |
Spice or
louse |
lice).
2.
Proper name of the north-south road in Orlando,
Florida which begins
at approximately 28° 32
min. 43
sec.Lat. and -81° 13
min. 22
sec.Lon.