Cotton plant - Cotton plant

Japanese: キダチワタ - きだちわた
Cotton plant - Cotton plant

...The native species in Japan belong to this lineage. G. arboreum L. is also known as Kidachi-wata (tree cotton) (illustration), and is said to grow to 4-6m in its native India. Asiatic cotton has small capsules and short fluff of 9-23mm, but it is strong and is used as filling for futons and for spinning thick thread of 30 or less.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Kidachiwata" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…日本の在来種はこの系統である。G.arboreum L.はキダチワタ(木立棉)(イラスト)とも呼ばれ,原産地のインドでは4~6mにもなるという。アジアメンは蒴果も小型で綿毛も9~23mmと短いが,強度が大きいので布団の中入れ綿として利用され,30番手以下の太糸の紡績用に用いられる。…

※「キダチワタ」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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