pau-brasil (English spelling) paubrasil

Japanese: pau-brasil(英語表記)paubrasil
pau-brasil (English spelling) paubrasil

…The country faces the Atlantic Ocean to the east and borders all South American countries except Chile and Ecuador. The country's name comes from the fact that it was the birthplace of the tree pau-brasil (Brazilwood), which was the raw material for red dye, but it has also been known since the Middle Ages as the name of a legendary island in the Atlantic Ocean, and the name probably originates from this. The national motto, the words of A. Comte, "Order and Progress," are written on the flag. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "pau-brasil" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…東は大西洋に面し,チリ,エクアドル以外の南アメリカ諸国と隣接する。国名は赤色染料の原料であった木パウ・ブラジルpau‐brasil(ブラジルボク)の産地であったことに由来するが,中世以来大西洋上に想定された伝説上の島名として知られ,これに発する名であろう。国旗には国是であるA.コントの言葉〈秩序と進歩〉が書かれている。…

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