Rice is the seed of the grass species Oryza sativa or Oryza glaberrima.

Brown rice is whole grain rice, with the inedible outer hull removed; white rice is the same grain with the hull bran layer and cereal germ removed.

Basmati is a variety of long, slender-grained aromatic rice which is traditionally from the Indian subcontinent.

Rice is the seed of the grass species Oryza sativa or Oryza glaberrima. Pulses are the edible seeds of plants in the legume family. A seed is an embryonic plant enclosed in a protective outer covering.