Kino

Japanese: kino
Kino

…The fruit is a capsule containing many small seeds. The trunks often produce a reddish-brown resinous substance called kino, which is why the trees of this genus are sometimes called gum or gum-trees. Eucalyptus species are major forest trees in Australia, and their wood is used for almost every purpose, from building to pulp to fuel. …

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…果実は蒴果で多数の小さい種子がある。樹幹上にキノkinoと呼ばれる赤褐色の樹脂状物質を出すことが多く,そのためこの属の樹木をgumまたはgum‐treeと総称することがある。ユーカリ類はオーストラリアの主要な林木であるので,その材は建築用からパルプ,燃料用にいたる木材のほとんどあらゆる用途に利用されている。…

※「kino」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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