kauri

kau·ri  (kour)

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.

2. The white close-grained wood of one of these trees.

3. A resinous copal or a fossilized resin of these trees, used in varnishes and enamels.

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[Maori kawri.]

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kauri [ˈkaʊrɪ]

n pl -ris

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a New Zealand coniferous tree, Agathis australis, with oval leaves and round cones: family Araucariaceae

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) the wood or resin of this tree

[Maori]

Thesaurus

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