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(gwī o̵̅o̅′lē, wī-)

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noun

a small shrub (Parthenium argentatum) of the composite family, grown in N Mexico, Texas, etc. for the rubber obtained from it
this rubber
also guayule rubber

Origin: AmSp < Nahuatl kawolli < kawiλ, tree + olli, rubber

See guayule in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A shrub (Parthenium argentatum) of the southwest United States and Mexico whose sap was considered a potential source of natural rubber during World War II.

Origin:

Origin: American Spanish

Origin: , from Nahuatl cuauhuli

Origin: : cuahuitl, tree

Origin: + uli, latex gum

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