guayule rubber
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guayule — ☆ guayule [gwī o͞o′lē, wīo͞o′lē ] n. [AmSp < Nahuatl kw awolli < kw awiλ, tree + olli, rubber] 1. a small shrub (Parthenium argentatum) of the composite family, grown in N Mexico, Texas, etc. for the rubber obtained from it 2. this rubber:… … English World dictionary
Guayule — Taxobox name = Guayule image width = 240px regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Asterales familia = Asteraceae genus = Parthenium species = P. argentatum binomial = Parthenium argentatum binomial authority = L.… … Wikipedia
guayule — /gwah yooh lee, wah /; Sp. /gwah yooh le/, n., pl. guayules / leez/; Sp. / les/. 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. [1905 10, Amer.; … Universalium
Guayule — (Parthenium argentatum) Systematik Ordnung: Asternartige (Asterales) Familie … Deutsch Wikipedia
rubber latex — noun : a milky juice that is extracted from any of various plants and is the source of natural rubber * * * the milky sap of any of several trees of the genus Hevea, esp. H. brasiliensis, from which natural rubber is derived. [1905 10] * * *… … Useful english dictionary
guayule — kaučiukinė gvajulė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Astrinių šeimos kaučiukinis augalas (Parthenium argentatum), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Parthenium argentatum angl. guayule; Mexican rubber šaltinis Valstybinės lietuvių… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
guayule — /gwəˈjuli / (say gwuh yoohlee) noun 1. a rubber yielding plant, Parthenium argentatum, family Compositae, of northern Mexico, etc. 2. the rubber obtained from this plant. {Mexican Spanish, from Nahuatl cuauhuli} …
guayule — noun Etymology: American Spanish, from Nahuatl cuauholli or huauholli Date: 1906 a much branched composite shrub (Parthenium argentatum) of Mexico and the southwestern United States that has been cultivated as a source of rubber … New Collegiate Dictionary
guayule — [gwʌɪ u:li] noun 1》 a silver leaved Mexican shrub which yields large amounts of latex. [Parthenium argentatum.] 2》 a rubber substitute made from this latex. Origin early 20th cent.: via Latin Amer. Sp. from Nahuatl cuauhuli … English new terms dictionary
guayule — gua•yu•le [[t]gwaɪˈu li, waɪ [/t]] n. pl. les pln a composite shrub, Parthenium argentatum, of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, yielding a form of rubber • Etymology: 1905–10; < MexSp … From formal English to slang
