riceland

English

Etymology

rice +‎ land

Noun

riceland (plural ricelands)

1. An area of land where rice is grown.
   • 1983, William Hinton, “Introduction: Shansi, Land of the Oxhide Lanterns”, in Shenfan‎^[1], New York: Vintage Books, published 1984, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page xxxiv:

     Taiyuan, the capital of the province, lies on the upper reaches of the Fen surrounded by irrigated ricelands, orchards and vineyards on the mountain slopes, with enormous seams of coal underground. In Shansi all roads lead to Taiyuan, but the roads that radiate out of Taiyuan in every direction lead nowhere.