kauri

Noun
Synonyms: kauri copalkauri resinkauri gumkauryAgathis australis

WordNet 3.0

Noun (3)

  1. resin of the kauri trees of New Zealand; found usually as a fossil; also collected for making varnishes and linoleumSynonyms: kauri copalkauri resinkauri gum
  2. tall timber tree of New Zealand having white straight-grained woodSynonyms: kauryAgathis australis
  3. white close-grained wood of a tree of the genus Agathis especially Agathis australis
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Kauri \Ka"u*ri\, n. [Native name.] (Bot.) A tall coniferous tree of New Zealand Agathis australis, or Dammara australis), having white straight-grained wood furnishing valuable timber and also yielding one kind of dammar resin. [Written also kaudi, kaury, cowdie, and cowrie.] [1913 Webster]
Kauri \Kau"ri\, n. (a) Kauri resin. (b) By extension, any of various species of Dammara; as, the red kauri (Dammara lanceolata). [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Kauri gum Kauri resin
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