: a much-branched composite shrub (Parthenium argentatum) of Mexico and the southwestern U.S. that has been cultivated as a source of rubber
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Those tires contained guayule, part of an agrarian prototype effort from Bridgestone, the supplier of spec tires for that series.
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Tim Stevens, The Verge, 17 Nov. 2023
Virtually every tire manufacturer is making at least token efforts to increase the usage of sustainable materials like guayule.
—Tim Stevens, The Verge, 17 Nov. 2023
Bridgestone grows guayule for its tires in Arizona.
—Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 3 June 2023
The Firestone Firehawk guayule tire is partially composed of a new sustainable natural rubber that comes from the guayule shrub that requires less reharvesting that traditional rubber sources.
—Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 22 Apr. 2022
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Tim Stevens, The Verge, 17 Nov. 2023
Virtually every tire manufacturer is making at least token efforts to increase the usage of sustainable materials like guayule.
—Tim Stevens, The Verge, 17 Nov. 2023
Bridgestone grows guayule for its tires in Arizona.
—Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 3 June 2023
The Firestone Firehawk guayule tire is partially composed of a new sustainable natural rubber that comes from the guayule shrub that requires less reharvesting that traditional rubber sources.
—Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 22 Apr. 2022
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“Guayule.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guayule. Accessed 20 Dec. 2024.
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guayule
noun
gua·yu·le
(g)wī-ˈü-lē 
: a low shrubby plant related to the daisies that is found in Mexico and the southwestern U.S. and has been grown as a source of rubber
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