noun
kozo; Japanese paper mulberry
A hybrid tree (Broussonetia kazinoki × papyrifera) whose bark is traditionally used for making Japanese paper (washi).
コウゾの樹皮は和紙の原料として使われる。
The bark of the kozo tree is used as a raw material for Japanese paper.
Kanji form; rarely used in modern writing. The reading かぞ is also possible but uncommon.
The word is of native Japanese origin. The kanji 楮 is a Chinese character for the paper mulberry, applied to this Japanese species.