KAURI


Meaning of KAURI in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkau̇(-ə)r-ē ]

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

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