Meanings
- uncountableA plant of species Taraxacum kok-saghyz, whose latex is used in rubber production.
The report also found that kok-saghyz required a fertile soil and was especially adaptable to organic soils such as mucks and peats.
1997, David Eugene Conrad, The Land We Cared For--: A History of the Forest Service's Eastern Region1 more example
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.
2005, Severin Gabriel, In the Ruins of Warsaw Streets, page 54Synonyms: Russian dandelion
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA plant of species Taraxacum kok-saghyz, whose latex is used in rubber production.
Origin
Via taxonomic Latin, (perhaps via Russian,) from Kazakh көксағыз (köksağız).
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
koksaghyz. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/koksaghyz
“koksaghyz.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/koksaghyz. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “koksaghyz,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/koksaghyz.
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