koksaghyz
/ˌkoʊk.səˈɡiz/
koksaghyz noun: a plant of species Taraxacum kok-saghyz, whose latex is used in rubber production.
Noun
koksaghyz (uncountable)
- A plant of species Taraxacum kok-saghyz, whose latex is used in rubber production.
- The report also found that kok-saghyz required a fertile soil and was especially adaptable to organic soils such as mucks and peats.1997, David Eugene Conrad, The Land We Cared For--: A History of the Forest Service's Eastern Region
- 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.2005, Severin Gabriel, In the Ruins of Warsaw Streets, page 54
- Synonyms:
- Russian dandelion
Synonyms of koksaghyz
Origin of koksaghyz
Via taxonomic Latin, (perhaps via Russian,) from Kazakh көксағыз (köksağız).
Questions about koksaghyz
- What does koksaghyz mean?
- Koksaghyz means a plant of species Taraxacum kok-saghyz, whose latex is used in rubber production.
- What part of speech is koksaghyz?
- Koksaghyz is a noun.
- How do you pronounce koksaghyz?
- Koksaghyz is pronounced /ˌkoʊk.səˈɡiz/.
Words near koksaghyz in the dictionary
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