guayule
Americannoun
plural
guayules-
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
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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In Arizona, too, guayule thrives amidst drought, its blue-green leaves set apart from dry dirt at a research and development farm operated by the tire company Bridgestone.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 17, 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
Co-authors of the guayule paper included Cindy Barrera and David Barker of Ohio State.
From Science Daily • Jan. 23, 2024
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
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 Slosson, Edwin E.
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