kok-saghyz

[ kohk-suh-geez ]

/ ˌkoʊk səˈgiz /

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noun

a central Asian dandelion, Taraxacum kok-saghyz, of the composite family, having fleshy roots that yield a rubberlike latex.

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Also called Russian dandelion.

Origin of kok-saghyz

1930–35; <New Latin <Kazakh kok-sagïz literally, root gum

By visiting Admiralty or Causeway Bay or Mong Kok, they see that it's not a dirty affair.
Chinese Tourists Are Taking Hong Kong Protest Selfies|Brendon Hong|October 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Count Kok did his duty condescendingly as a good patriot, and patron of all national products.
Smoke|Turgenev Ivan Sergeevich
They consist of series of kok, koks followed by roars, hiccups, cackles and gurgles.
A Bird Calendar for Northern India|Douglas Dewar
It was a bad day for the Kok family: four were on the field, and all were hit.
From Capetown to Ladysmith|G. W. Steevens

Mr. Kok assisted us in numberless ways while we were in the vicinity of Li-chiang and in other parts of the country.
Camps and Trails in China|Roy Chapman Andrews and Yvette Borup Andrews
We left a part of our outfit at Mr. Kok's house and engaged a caravan of seventeen mules to take us to the hunting grounds.
Camps and Trails in China|Roy Chapman Andrews and Yvette Borup Andrews