Cotton

Japanese: 木綿 - きわた

〘Noun〙① A deciduous tall tree of the Bombacaceae family. Native to the tropical regions from India to Taiwan. It is rarely cultivated in tropical regions to obtain seed hair fiber, and is also cultivated in greenhouses in temperate regions for ornamental purposes. It reaches a height of about 30 meters. The leaves are palmately compound with long stalks and three to seven leaflets. Each leaflet has a short stalk, is oblong, and about 15 cm long. In spring, the ends of the branches bear numerous clusters of orange-red, deep crimson, or white five-petaled flowers, each about 10 cm long. The fruits are oblong and about 15 cm long. The seeds have fluff and are used in the same way as kapok. The wood is white and light, and is used for dugout canoes and tea boxes, and the roots are used as a tonic. It is sometimes called bread tree, and can also refer to kapok, which belongs to the same family. Japanese laurel. Cotton tree. Kiwatanoki. Kinowata. Indian cotton tree. ※Tamon-in Diary - Tensho 17th year (1589), January 7th "Name of medicine for sores at Biman-ji Temple (abbreviated) Kiwata (kisami, two parts, overflowing)"② Old name of the plant "wata (cotton)". [Wakan Sansai Zue (1712)]③ (Meaning the plant cotton, as opposed to the silk floss made from cocoons) Momenwata. Cotton flower. ※Tenshohon Setsuyoshu (1590) "Kiwata" ※Ukiyo-zoshi, Koshoku Gonin Onna (1686), 3 "I gave my body to someone who was made of cotton "④ Another name for the plant "Doronoki (mud tree)". [Nihon Shokubutsu Naigo (Japanese Plant Vocabulary) (1884)]

Cotton

〘Noun〙① White, soft cotton fibers that grow around the seeds of the cotton plant. Highly elastic, absorbent, and insulating, it is widely used for clothing and other products. Watanabe. Cotton wool. Cotton flower. ※Imahori Hiyoshi Shrine Documents - (Eiroku 3) (1560) November 9th, petition from Honai merchants "Items concerning the importation of cotton and silk floss into Honai from the _Ise _Road " ② Abbreviation for "momenito (cotton thread)". ③ Abbreviation for "momenori (cotton weaving)". ※Keicho Kenbunshu (1614) 3 "Momen is the outerwear of everyone. The times are young."

Yuuyufu [Cotton]

〘Noun〙 The bark of the paper mulberry tree is peeled off, its fibers are steamed and soaked in water, then shredded into fine thread. It is hung on a sakaki tree as a sacred offering during religious ceremonies and festivals. Mayu . ※Man'yoshu ( late 8th century) 3-443 "Placing an iwahihe in front of him, one hand holds a cotton ball and the other holds a nikitae ."

MON-MEN [Cotton]

〘Noun〙 = Momen (cotton) ※ Daijo-in Temple and Shrine Miscellany - October 19, 1468 (Onin 2) "The request for the cloth za-bun is for clothes made of cotton. It is the same as cloth."

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Japanese:

〘名〙① パンヤ科の落葉高木。インドから台湾にかけての熱帯地方の原産。種毛繊維をとるため熱帯地方でまれに栽植されるほか、温帯でも観賞用に温室内で栽培される。高さ約三〇メートルに達する。葉は長柄を持ち、掌状複葉で三～七個の小葉からなる。各小葉は短柄があり、長楕円形で長さ約一五センチメートル。春、枝先に長さ約一〇センチメートルの橙赤色、濃紅色または白色の五弁花を多数集めてつける。果実は長楕円形で長さ約一五センチメートル。種子には綿毛がありカポックと同様に利用される。材は白色で軽く、丸木舟や茶箱などに利用され、根は強壮薬に用いられる。パンヤノキと呼ぶこともあり、また同じ科に属するカポックをさすこともある。はんしじゅ。わたのき。きわたのき。きのわた。インドわたのき。※多聞院日記‐天正一七年（1589）正月七日「眉間寺の瘡薬名方〈略〉きわた〈きさみ・二分、あふる〉」② 植物「わた（綿）」の古名。〔和漢三才図会（1712）〕③ (繭から製する真綿に対して植物の綿の意で) もめんわた。綿花。※天正本節用集（1590）「木綿キワタ」※浮世草子・好色五人女（1686）三「身を木綿(キワタ)なるひとへ物にやつし」④ 植物「どろのき（泥木）」の異名。〔日本植物名彙（1884）〕

も‐めん【木綿・】

〘名〙① ワタの種子のまわりに生じる白くて柔らかな綿繊維。弾力性・吸湿性・保温性に富み衣料などに広く用いられる。わた。きわた。木綿わた。棉花。※今堀日吉神社文書‐（永祿三年）（1560）一一月九日・保内商人中申上事書「於_二伊勢道_一、木綿・真綿保内へ取候条々」② 「もめんいと（木綿糸）」の略。③ 「もめんおり（木綿織）」の略。※慶長見聞集（1614）三「諸人のはかまもめん也。今の時代はあさなり」