kok-saghyz
- noun
- Specialized
:
kok-saghyz
- Scientists are studying kok-saghyz as a potential sustainable crop for rubber production.
Examples
-
The kok-saghyz plant is known for its rubber-producing roots.
-
The roots of kok-saghyz contain significant amounts of latex.
-
During wartime, kok-saghyz was cultivated as an alternative source of natural rubber.
-
Have you ever seen a kok-saghyz in the wild?
-
During wartime, kok-saghyz was cultivated as an alternative source of natural rubber.
-
Scientists are studying kok-saghyz as a potential sustainable crop for rubber production.
-
The roots of kok-saghyz contain significant amounts of latex.
Synonyms
22
1.0
A common wild plant with bright yellow flowers and a round puff of seeds
A dandelion from Kazakhstan grown for thick roots that contain natural rubber
A plant from Kazakhstan like a dandelion with thick roots used to make rubber
A dandelion plant with thick roots that contain natural rubber
A group of wild plants with yellow flowers and round white seed heads like the common dandelion
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word kok-saghyz comes from Kazakh kök-saqyz, where saqyz means 'gum' or 'rubber' and kök refers to the plant or its green/blue colour. So the name points to a plant with a sticky, rubbery root, which is why its roots were used to make natural rubber.