Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A central Asian dandelion (Taraxacum bicorne syn. T. koksaghyz) having fleshy roots that yield a form of rubber.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun perennial dandelion native to Kazakhstan cultivated for its fleshy roots that have high rubber content
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[New Latin, specific epithet, from Tatar kök-sagyz : kök, root + sagyz, rubber.]
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Examples
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According to Discovery News, scientists from Ohio State University's Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC) and the Ohio BioProducts Innovation Center (OBIC) recently received a $3 million grant to design and build a processing plant that would turn sticky white dandelion root from Russian dandelion (Taraxacum kok-saghyz) sap into a high quality natural rubber that rivals tree rubber in price.
Summer Rayne Oakes: The 5 Most Innovative Eco-friendly Fibers 2009
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GARKAVYI, S. (1935) Manuring of kok-saghyz in peat soil.
Chapter 5 1953
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Taraxacum kok-saghyz (TKS), may yet make the big time.
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