kauri
(noun) white close-grained wood of a tree of the genus Agathis especially Agathis australis
kauri, kaury, Agathis australis
(noun) tall timber tree of New Zealand having white straight-grained wood
kauri, kauri copal, kauri resin, kauri gum
(noun) resin of the kauri trees of New Zealand; found usually as a fossil; also collected for making varnishes and linoleum
Source: WordNet® 3.1
kauri (plural kauris)
A conifer of the genus Agathis, family Araucariaceae, found in Australasia and Melanesia.
(New Zealand) Agathis australis, a large conifer of the family Araucariaceae.
A resinous product of the kauri tree, found in the form of yellow or brown lumps in the ground where the trees have grown. It is used for making varnish, and as a substitute for amber.
• (resinous product): kauri copal, Manilla copal, dammar gum
• Kuria, akuri
Source: Wiktionary
Ka"u*ri, n. Etym: [Native name.] (Bot.)
Definition: A lofty coniferous tree of New Zealand Agathis, or Dammara, australis), furnishing valuable timber and yielding one kind of dammar resin. [Written also kaudi, cowdie, and cowrie.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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