kok-saghyz

[ kohk-suh-geez ]

noun
  1. a central Asian dandelion, Taraxacum kok-saghyz, of the composite family, having fleshy roots that yield a rubberlike latex.

Origin of kok-saghyz

1
1930–35; <New Latin <Kazakh kok-sagïz literally, root gum
  • Also called Russian dandelion.

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