GUAYULE


Meaning of GUAYULE in English

[ 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 .

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