krym-saghyz

krym-saghyz
noun or krim-saghyz \\|krimsə|gēz, -giz\ (-es)
Etymology: Russian krym-sagyz, from Krym Crimea, peninsula in the southern part of European Russia, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics + Turki sagĭz rubber, gum
: a small dandelion (Taraxacum megalorrhizon) of the Mediterranean region with yellow heads and a long rubber-containing taproot for which it is cultivated

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