一切經音義 59.36

59.36

Cotton (劫貝; or called 劫波育, or called 劫婆娑; the correct form is karpāsa [迦波羅], which translates as the name of a tree flower; it can be made into cloth; in Gaochang it is called 㲲, which is the name of a garment; south of Jibin, the large ones grow into trees; north [of it], they are small in size, resembling the mallow; it has pods that open to produce flowers like willow catkins, which can be spun and woven into cloth and used for clothing; 紉 is fanqie: 女 + 珍 [rèn]).