释义 |
kauri /ˈkaʊri /noun (plural kauris) (also kauri pine) A tall coniferous forest tree with broad leathery leaves, which produces valuable timber and dammar resin. It grows in warm countries from Malaysia to New Zealand.- Genus Agathis, family Araucariaceae: several species, in particular A. australis of New Zealand.
Timbers - jarrah, kauri, macrocarpa - were hand adzed to ‘give them a woody character, and the forest origin of the timber is not lost.’...- The first Labour government, which presided over our centennial celebrations, saw the planting of many a kauri or pohutukawa.
- In the 21st century, thousands of people still come for the kauri, but they are sightseers, not hard-working foresters and settlers.
Origin Early 19th century: from Maori. Rhymes cowrie, Lowry, Maori |