Guayule (Noun)
Meaning
Much-branched subshrub with silvery leaves and small white flowers of Texas and northern Mexico; cultivated as a source of rubber.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The guayule plant is native to the deserts of Texas and northern Mexico, where it thrives in dry conditions.
- Guayule has been used for centuries by indigenous cultures to produce a crude form of rubber from its sap.
- In the early 20th century, the US government experimented with guayule as a domestic source of natural rubber during wartime.
- The guayule plant has silvery-gray leaves and produces small white flowers in the summer, which are often hidden by its dense foliage.
- Researchers are studying the guayule plant as a potential sustainable and renewable source of rubber, as an alternative to traditional rubber crops.