kauri
[
kou
-ree]
/ˈkaʊ ri/
noun
,
plural
kauris.
1.
Also,
kauri pine
. a tall, coniferous tree,
Agathis australis,
of New Zealand, yielding a valuable timber and a resin.
2.
the wood of this tree.
3.
any of various other trees of the genus
Agathis.
4.
kauri resin
.
Origin
1815-25;
<
Maori
Examples from the web for
kauri
It is said, that by digging in the barest spots, lumps of the kind of resin which flows from the
kauri
pine are frequently found.
His village had a chance to sell forests that contain, among other treasures,
kauri
trees hundreds of years old.
They range from magnificent towering
kauri
trees to tiny flowers that form tightly packed mounds called vegetable sheep.
They are made of heart of
kauri
wood, a local wood known for being resistant to termites.
British Dictionary definitions for
kauri
kauri
/
ˈkaʊrɪ
/
noun
(
pl
)
-ris
1.
a New Zealand coniferous tree,
Agathis australis,
with oval leaves and round cones: family
Araucariaceae
2.
the wood or resin of this tree
Word Origin
C19: Māori