mitsumata

See also: Mitsumata

English

Etymology

From Japanese 三椏(みつまた) (mitsumata, “paperbush”).

Noun

mitsumata (plural mitsumata)

1. Paperbush, any of various species of shrubs in the genus Edgeworthia native to Asia that may be used to make paper.
   • 1893, Bureau of Commerce and Industry, Department of Agriculture and Commerce, Japan, Details of the Industrial Specimens Exposed at the World’s Colombian Exposition‎^[1], page 80:

     Moreover, the fibres of Ganpi and Mitsumata are not strong enough singly, yet they are extensively used with other coarse raw materials in order to give the tenderness, smoothness, and lustre to paper of low quality.

   • 2016 May 1, “Mitsumata”, in CAMEO: Conservation and Art Materials Encyclopedia Online‎^[2], retrieved 2020 March 4:

     Mitsumata has been used for paper since about 1600 CE. It is one of three main fiber types used for making Japanese paper.

Japanese

Romanization

mitsumata

1. Rōmaji transcription of みつまた