n.
Pronunciation: ' kau ̇ (- ə )r- ē
Function: noun
Etymology: Maori kawri
Date: 1823
1 : any of various trees (genus Agathis ) of the araucaria family especially : a tall timber tree ( A. australis ) of New Zealand having fine white straight-grained wood ― called also kauri pine
2 : a light-colored to brown resin from the kauri tree found as a fossil in the ground or collected from living trees and used especially in varnishes and linoleum ― called also kauri gum kauri resin