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