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kau·ri

(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.

[Maori kawri.]

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kauri

(ˈkaʊrɪ)

n, pl -ris

1. (Plants) a New Zealand coniferous tree, Agathis australis, with oval leaves and round cones: family Araucariaceae

2. (Plants) the wood or resin of this tree

[C19: Māori]

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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]

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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

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