kauri

kau·ri

C0710300 (kou′rē)n. pl. kau·ris 1. Any of several coniferous evergreen trees of the genus Agathis, especially A. australis of New Zealand, having broad leathery leaves. Also called kauri pine.2. The white close-grained wood of one of these trees.3. A resinous copal or a fossilized resin of these trees, chiefly A. australis, formerly used in varnishes and in the manufacture of linoleum. Also called kauri gum.

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[Maori kawri.]

kauri

(ˈkaʊrɪ) n, pl -ris1. (Plants) a New Zealand coniferous tree, Agathis australis, with oval leaves and round cones: family Araucariaceae2. (Plants) the wood or resin of this tree[C19: Māori]

kau•ri

(ˈkaʊ ri)

n., pl. -ris. 1. Also called kau′ri pine′. a tall New Zealand evergreen tree, Agathis australis, of the araucaria family, yielding timber and a resin (kau′ri res′in or kau′ri gum′) used in varnishes and linoleum. 2. the wood or resin of this tree. [1815–25; < Maori]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	kauri - resin of the kauri trees of New Zealand; found usually as a fossil; also collected for making varnishes and linoleumkauri copal, kauri gum, kauri resincopal - a brittle aromatic resin used in varnishes
	2.	kauri - tall timber tree of New Zealand having white straight-grained woodAgathis australis, kauryAgathis, genus Agathis - kauri pinedammar pine, kauri pine - any of various trees of the genus Agathis; yield dammar resin
	3.	kauri - white close-grained wood of a tree of the genus Agathis especially Agathis australisdammar pine, kauri pine - any of various trees of the genus Agathis; yield dammar resinwood - the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees