kauri — English Dictionary

Noun

1. A conifer of the genus Agathis, found in Australasia and Melanesia, especially Agathis australis.

   Usage

   • New-Zealand
   • Countable
   • Uncountable

   Examples

   There is an ancient legend that if the kauris disappear from New Zealand, the Maoris will also disappear.

   He had already kicked one panel of the stout door clean out. It was inch-thick kauri timber.

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   Constructed from the native timbers rimu, kauri, or matai, the interior has been refurbished in sympathy with the era of the home.

2. The wood of the kauri tree.

   Usage

   • Countable
   • Uncountable

   Examples

   New Zealand kauri is employed, principally for planking and decking

3. 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.

   Usage

   • Countable
   • Uncountable

Noun

1. resin of the kauri trees of New Zealand; found usually as a fossil; also collected for making varnishes and linoleum

   Synonyms

   kauri copalkauri resinkauri gum

   Broader terms

   copal

2. tall timber tree of New Zealand having white straight-grained wood

   Synonyms

   kauryAgathis australis

   Broader terms

   kauri pinedammar pine

3. white close-grained wood of a tree of the genus Agathis especially Agathis australis

   Broader terms

   wood