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English
Etymology
Via taxonomic Latin, (perhaps via Russian,) from Kazakh .
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌkoʊk.səˈɡiz/, /ˌkɑk-/, /-ˈɡɪz/
Noun
koksaghyz (uncountable)
- A plant of species Taraxacum kok-saghyz, whose latex is used in rubber production.
- Synonym: Russian dandelion
1997, David Eugene Conrad, The Land We Cared For--: A History of the Forest Service's Eastern Region:The report also found that kok-saghyz required a fertile soil and was especially adaptable to organic soils such as mucks and peats.
2005, Severin Gabriel, In the Ruins of Warsaw Streets, page 54: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.