コウゾ

noun

kozo; Japanese paper mulberry

A hybrid tree (Broussonetia kazinoki × papyrifera) whose bark is traditionally used for making Japanese paper (washi).

• コウゾの樹じゅ皮ひは和わ紙しの原げん料りょうとして使つかわれる。

  The bark of the kozo tree is used as a raw material for Japanese paper.