guayule

American  

[gwah-yoo-lee, wah-, gwah-yoo-le] / gwɑˈyu li, wɑ-, gwɑˈyu lɛ /

noun

plural

guayules

1. a composite shrub, Parthenium argentatum, of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, yielding a form of rubber.

2. the rubber obtained from this plant.

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guayule British  

/ ɡwəˈjuːlɪ /

noun

1. a bushy shrub, Parthenium argentatum, of the southwestern US: family Asteraceae (composites)

2. 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

Example Sentences

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

All of IndyCar’s street-course races this year have utilized a recently introduced tire partially infused with rubber made from guayule, a shrub-like plant harvested in the Southwest that is helping to lower IndyCar’s carbon footprint.

From Seattle Times • May 13, 2023

Bridgestone last year advanced an additional $42 million to establish commercial operations for planting and harvesting the rubber-rich guayule shrub.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 23, 2023

Subdominants are mariola, guayule, Agave lechugilla, A. stricta or Larrea divaricata.

From The Recent Mammals of Tamaulipas, Mexico by Alvarez, Ticul