guayule

gua·yu·le

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [gwah-yoo-lee, wah-; Spanish gwah-yoo-le]
- /gwɑˈyu li, wɑ-; Spanish gwɑˈyu lɛ/
- /ɡwˈaɪjuːl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [gwah-yoo-lee, wah-; Spanish gwah-yoo-le]
- /gwɑˈyu li, wɑ-; Spanish gwɑˈyu lɛ/

Definitions of guayule word

noun plural guayule a composite shrub, Parthenium argentatum, of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, yielding a form of rubber. 1
noun plural guayule the rubber obtained from this plant. 1
noun guayule A silver-leaved Mexican shrub of the daisy family that yields large amounts of latex. 1
noun guayule a bushy shrub, Parthenium argentatum, of the southwestern US: family Asteraceae (composites) 0
noun guayule rubber derived from the sap of this plant 0
noun guayule a small shrub (Parthenium argentatum) of the composite family, grown in N Mexico, Texas, etc. for the rubber obtained from it 0

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Origin of guayule

First appearance:

before 1905

One of the 15% newest English words

1905-10, Americanism; < Mexican Spanish < Nahuatl cuauholli or huauholli, equivalent to cuahu(itl) tree or huauh(tli) amaranth + olli rubber

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Parts of speech for Guayule

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guayule popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 74% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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