Associations to the word «Kauri»

Wiktionary

KAURI, noun. A conifer of the genus Agathis, family Araucariaceae, found in Australasia and Melanesia.
KAURI, noun. (New Zealand) Agathis australis, a large conifer of the family Araucariaceae.
KAURI, noun. A resinous product of the kauri tree, found in the form of yellow or brown lumps in the ground where the trees have grown. It is used for making varnish, and as a substitute for amber.

Dictionary definition

KAURI, noun. Resin of the kauri trees of New Zealand; found usually as a fossil; also collected for making varnishes and linoleum.
KAURI, noun. Tall timber tree of New Zealand having white straight-grained wood.
KAURI, noun. White close-grained wood of a tree of the genus Agathis especially Agathis australis.

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