krym-saghyz

noun

variants or krim-saghyz

¦krimsə¦gēz,

-giz

plural -es

: a small dandelion (Taraxacum megalorrhizon) of the Mediterranean region with yellow heads and a long rubber-containing taproot for which it is cultivated

Word History

Etymology

Russian krym-sagyz, from Krym Crimea, peninsula in the southern part of European Russia, U.S.S.R. + Turki sagĭz rubber, gum

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