krym-saghyz
noun
variants or krim-saghyz
¦krimsə¦gēz,
-giz
plural -es
: a small dandelion (Taraxacum megalorrhizon) of the Mediterranean region with yellow heads and a long rubber-containing taproot for which it is cultivated
Word History
Etymology
Russian krym-sagyz, from Krym Crimea, peninsula in the southern part of European Russia, U.S.S.R. + Turki sagĭz rubber, gum