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
Other Word Forms
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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
Example Sentences
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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
Co-authors of the guayule paper included Cindy Barrera and David Barker of Ohio State.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 23, 2024
The TK dandelion work was published recently in Industrial Crops and Products, and the guayule research in Environmental Technology & Innovation.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 23, 2024
“We are driving sustainability in every area of our business, and we’re thrilled to be advancing guayule and other sustainable practices in America’s premier open-wheel racing series,” said Paolo Ferrari, CEO of Bridgestone Americas.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 23, 2023
When chopped up and macerated guayule gives a satisfactory quality of caoutchouc in profitable amounts.
From Creative Chemistry Descriptive of Recent Achievements in the Chemical Industries by Edwin E. Slosson
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