kok-sa·ghyz

(kōk′sə-gēz′)

A Central Asian dandelion (Taraxacum kok-saghyz) having fleshy roots that yield a form of rubber.

[New Latin, specific epithet, from a Turkic source such as Kazakh kök sağız, root latex : kök, root (from Old Turkic) + sağız, gum, resin, latex (from Old Turkic sağız, sakız, gum, resin, sticky substance).]

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kok-saghyz - perennial dandelion native to Kazakhstan cultivated for its fleshy roots that have high rubber content

kok-sagyz, Russian dandelion, Taraxacum kok-saghyz

blowball, dandelion - any of several herbs of the genus Taraxacum having long tap roots and deeply notched leaves and bright yellow flowers followed by fluffy seed balls

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References in periodicals archive

Biolatex is produced from the annual rubber plant Taraxacum kok-saghyz (TKS).

Sustainable, hypoallergenic latex

This paper highlights morpho-metric and anatomical characteristics of a rare, endangered, endemic species Taraxacum kok-saghyz from Kazakhstan.

Keywords: Taraxacum kok-saghyz, Anatomy, Rare/endemic species, Kazakhstan.

STUDIES ON THE ROOT ANATOMY OF RUBBER PRODUCING ENDEMIC OF KAZAKHSTAN, TARAXACUM KOK-SAGHYZ L.E. RODIN

Instead of using rubber trees (Hevea brasiliensis, for those of a botanical bent), the Continental team, working with personnel from the Fraunhofer Institute, are sourcing the latex from a Russian dandelion (Taraxacum kok-saghyz) to make tires.

Making tires from weeds (seriously): while many people bring out the Roundup to get rid of those vexing dandelions, the people at Continental Tire are finding that the weeds can serve as a source for rubber

Not just any dandelion: He was hunting kok-saghyz, a flower much like the common roadside weed that flourishes all over the world.

Two years earlier, an Israeli-Kazakh team had visited the area and concluded that kok-saghyz was worryingly rare.

On the rebound: scientists revive search for new rubber sources

The Russian dandelion (Taraxacum kok-saghyz) was identified in Kazakhstan in the course of a strategic program in 1931-32 to develop a native source of natural rubber in the USSR (refs.

Trends in green tire manufacturing

Specifically, Taraxacum kok-saghyz, commonly known as Russian dandelion, is reported to have 10-20% rabbet content.

Rubber baron

kok-saghyz, as a model rubber-producing system, comes into its own.

Biotechnological development of domestic rubber producing crops