koksaghyz
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Via taxonomic Latin, (perhaps via Russian,) from Kazakh [Term?].
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]koksaghyz (uncountable)
- A plant of species Taraxacum kok-saghyz, whose latex is used in rubber production.
- Synonym: Russian dandelion
- 1997, David Eugene Conrad, The Land We Cared For--: A History of the Forest Service's Eastern Region:
- The report also found that kok-saghyz required a fertile soil and was especially adaptable to organic soils such as mucks and peats.
- 2005, Severin Gabriel, In the Ruins of Warsaw Streets, page 54:
- Further off there is koksaghyz. Look how well the land has been cultivated. I don't know if you know — that koksaghyz is a plant imported from Russia, used to manufacture rubber.