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Via taxonomic Latin, (perhaps via Russian,) from Kazakh көксағыз (köksağız).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A plant of species Taraxacum kok-saghyz, whose latex is used in rubber production. Full definition →
Via taxonomic Latin, (perhaps via Russian,) from Kazakh көксағыз (köksağız).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.