栲たく

noun

paper mulberry

Archaic term for the paper mulberry tree (Broussonetia papyrifera), whose bark was used for making traditional Japanese paper. Modern Japanese normally uses 楮 (こうぞ).

See also: 楮

• 古ふるい文ぶん献けんでは、栲たくは和わ紙しの原げん料りょうとして記しるされている。

  In old documents, 栲 is recorded as a material for Japanese paper.