also called Dammar Pine (Agathis australis), a resinous timber conifer of the family Araucariaceae, native to the North Island of New Zealand. The tree sometimes reaches 45 metres (150 feet) in height, with a diameter up to 7 m (23 ft). Kauri resin, obtained from this and other Agathis species, is an amber-like deposit dug from the sites of previous forests; the hard, durable resin, called kauri copal, kauri gum, or dammar, is used in making varnishes, lacquers, and linoleum.
KAURI PINE
Meaning of KAURI PINE in English
Britannica English vocabulary. Английский словарь Британика. 2012