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Albizia julibrissin is known by a wide variety of common names, such as Persian silk tree and pink siris. It is also called Lankaran acacia or bastard tamarind, though it is not too closely related to either genus. The species is called Chinese silk tree, silk tree or mimosa in the United States, which is misleading—the former can refer to ...
Sericulture, or silk farming, is the cultivation of silkworms to produce silk. Although there are several commercial species of silkworms, the caterpillar of the domestic silkmoth is the most widely used and intensively studied silkworm. This species of silkmoth is no longer found in the wild as they have been modified through selective ...
Ceiba speciosa, the floss silk tree (formerly Chorisia speciosa), is a species of deciduous tree that is native to the tropical and subtropical forests of South America. It has several local common names, such as palo borracho (in Spanish literally "drunken stick"), or árbol del puente , samu'ũ (in Guarani ), or paineira (in Brazilian ...
Tiexi District ( simplified Chinese: 铁西区; traditional Chinese: 鐵西區; pinyin: Tiěxī Qū) is one of ten districts of the prefecture-level city of Shenyang, the capital of Liaoning Province, Northeast China, and forms part of the urban core. It borders Yuhong District to the north, Huanggu District to the northeast, Heping District to ...
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Tussar silk is a popular additive to soap. The short silk fibers are typically dissolved in lye water, which is then added to oils to make soap. Soap made with tussar silk has a "slippery" quality and is considered more luxurious-feeling than soap made without. Tussar silk roving can be bought at soapmaking supply stores.
Time zone. UTC+8 ( China Standard) Tiexi District ( simplified Chinese: 铁西区; traditional Chinese: 鐵西區; pinyin: Tiěxī Qū; lit. 'railroad west district'), is located in the southwest of Anshan, Liaoning province, China. The main plant of Anshan Steel limited company is in this district. The Technology developing district is also here.