kok-saghyz
[ kohk-suh-geez ]
noun
a central Asian dandelion, Taraxacum kok-saghyz, of the composite family, having fleshy roots that yield a rubberlike latex.
Origin of kok-saghyz
11930–35; <New Latin <Kazakh kok-sagïz literally, root gum
- Also called Russian dandelion.
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