: 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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Virtually every tire manufacturer is making at least token efforts to increase the usage of sustainable materials like guayule.
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Tim Stevens, The Verge, 17 Nov. 2023
Bridgestone will make more than 1,900 guayule tires for IndyCar races this year.
—Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 3 June 2023
Instead of sourcing the material from rubber trees in Southeast Asia, the new tires, which debuted last August at the Music City Grand Prix in Nashville, are made from guayule, a shrubby low-water-use plant found in the deserts of the southern U.S. and northern Mexico.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2023
Bridgestone has been looking at guayule as an alternative for a little over a decade now.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 13 Apr. 2023
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Tim Stevens, The Verge, 17 Nov. 2023
Bridgestone will make more than 1,900 guayule tires for IndyCar races this year.
—Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 3 June 2023
Instead of sourcing the material from rubber trees in Southeast Asia, the new tires, which debuted last August at the Music City Grand Prix in Nashville, are made from guayule, a shrubby low-water-use plant found in the deserts of the southern U.S. and northern Mexico.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2023
Bridgestone has been looking at guayule as an alternative for a little over a decade now.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 13 Apr. 2023
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“Guayule.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guayule. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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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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