GUAYULE


Meaning of GUAYULE in English

(g)wīˈülē noun

or hua·yu·le wī-

( -s )

Etymology: American Spanish, from Nahuatl cuauhuli, literally, tree gum, from cuahuitl tree + uli gum

1. : a much-branched subshrub ( Parthenium argentatum ) with slender silvery leaves and small white flowers that is native to dry parts of Mexico and the adjacent southwestern United States and has been cultivated as a source of rubber

2. or guayule rubber : rubber obtained from guayule

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