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kok-saghyz

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kok-sa·ghyz  (kks-gz)
n.
A central Asian dandelion (Taraxacum koksaghyz) having fleshy roots that yield a form of rubber.
[New Latin, specific epithet, from Tatar kök-sagyz : kök, root + sagyz, rubber.]
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Noun1.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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