noun
Broussonetia kazinoki; paper mulberry species
A species of mulberry native to East Asia, used in traditional papermaking. The name is usually written in katakana as ヒメコウゾ.
ヒメコウゾは和紙の原料として知られている。
Broussonetia kazinoki is known as a material for Japanese paper.
The name ヒメコウゾ (姫楮) combines 姫 (hime, 'princess' or 'small and delicate') with 楮 (kōzo, 'paper mulberry'), referring to a smaller or more delicate species of paper mulberry. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.