guayule
Americannoun
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guayules
plural
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a composite shrub, Parthenium argentatum, of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, yielding a form of rubber.
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the rubber obtained from this plant.
noun
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a bushy shrub, Parthenium argentatum, of the southwestern US: family Asteraceae (composites)
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rubber derived from the sap of this plant
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Etymology
Origin of guayule
1905–10, < Mexican Spanish < Nahuatl cuauholli or huauholli, equivalent to cuahu ( itl ) tree or huauh ( tli ) amaranth + olli rubber
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Though guayule only uses half as much water as cotton and alfalfa, if the economics don’t support it, that doesn’t do the majority of farmers much good.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 17, 2024
She used guayule latex to develop the first hypoallergenic medical glove to block both radiation and pathogens.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 23, 2024
"We've concentrated an entire global industry around a tropical plant. But TK dandelion and guayule are sustainable and can grow in temperate conditions."
From Science Daily ● Jan. 23, 2024
That made it possible for Firestone to provide tires with rubber derived from the guayule desert shrub at all five street circuits of the 17-race IndyCar season.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 23, 2023
The only native source so far utilized is the guayule, which grows wild on the deserts of the Mexican and the American border.
From Creative Chemistry Descriptive of Recent Achievements in the Chemical Industries by Edwin E. Slosson
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