yuu fiber string
Archaic term for a string made from the inner bark of the paper mulberry (楮, こうぞ), prepared by cutting, steaming, and soaking the fibers. Used historically for tying or weaving.
See also: コウゾ (こうぞ)
Ancient texts mention that ropes were twisted from yuu fiber.
楮の皮を蒸して作った木綿は、神事に使われた。
Yuu, made by steaming mulberry bark, was used in Shinto rituals.
poison bulb; giant crinum lily
The reading ゆう is an ancient Japanese word for the fiber from the paper mulberry tree. The kanji 木綿 were later applied, but the exact derivation of the reading is uncertain.