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kauri
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kauri
n.
large coniferous evergreen tree found in New Zealand; wood of the kauri tree
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Agathis
Agathis, commonly known as kauri or dammar, is a relatively small genus of 21 species of evergreen tree. The genus is part of the ancient Araucariaceae family of conifers, a group once widespread during the Jurassic period, but now largely restricted to the Southern Hemisphere except for a number of extant Malesian Agathis.
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kauri
Noun
1. resin of the kauri trees of New Zealand; found usually as a fossil; also collected for making varnishes and linoleum
(synonym) kauri copal, kauri resin, kauri gum
(hypernym) copal
2. tall timber tree of New Zealand having white straight-grained wood
(synonym) kaury, Agathis australis
(hypernym) kauri pine, dammar pine
(member-holonym) Agathis, genus Agathis
3. white close-grained wood of a tree of the genus Agathis especially Agathis australis
(hypernym) wood
(substance-holonym) kauri pine, dammar pine
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kauri
nm.
kauri, large coniferous evergreen tree found in New Zealand; wood of the kaury tree
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kauri (de)
n.
cowrie, type of sea snail
