Gold lip (English spelling) goldlip

Japanese: gold lip(英語表記)goldlip
Gold lip (English spelling) goldlip

…The surface is yellowish-white, and when young, it has cypress bark-like scales, but as it ages, most of these are lost and the shell thickens. The inside has a silvery-white pearly luster, but the edges are yellow, so this species is called yellow lip or gold lip. It is used as a mother oyster for pearl farming, but it is also used to harvest natural pearls. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "gold lip" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…表面は黄白色で,幼時は檜皮葺(ひわだぶき)状の鱗片状突起があるが,老成するとほとんど失われ,殻は厚くなる。内面は銀白色の真珠光沢があるが,縁部は黄色なので,この種の商品名をyellow lip,またはgold lipという。真珠養殖の母貝とするが,また天然真珠を採る貝でもある。…

※「gold lip」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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