The specific epithet julibrissin is a corruption of the Persian word gul-i abrisham ( گل ابریشم ) which means `` silk flower '' ( from gul گل `` flower '' + abrisham ابریشم `` silk '' ) .
The specific name julibrissin is a corruption of farsi Gul-i Abrisham ( گل ابریشم ) meaning silktree , by its flowers ( `` Gul '' گل is `` flower '' and `` Abrisham '' ابریشم means `` silk '' ) .