Kauri

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·add. ·noun Kauri resin.

II. Kauri ·add. ·noun By extension, any of various species of Dammara; as, the red kauri (D. lanceolata).

III. Kauri ·noun A lofty coniferous tree of New Zealand Agathis, / Dammara, australis), furnishing valuable timber and yielding one kind of dammar resin.

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kauri
or Cowry, or Kauri-Pine ,n. Maori name for the tree Agathis australis,Sal. (formerly Dammara A.), ...

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
Kauri copal
·add. ·- A resinous product of the kauri, found in the form of yellow or brown lumps in the ground w...

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Kauri gum
·add. ·- ·Alt. of Kauri copal. ...

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Kauri resin
·add. ·- ·Alt. of Kauri copal. ...

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kauri-pine
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Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
kauri-gum
n. the resin which exudes from the Kauri (q.v.), used in making varnish. 1867. F. Hochstetter, `Ne...

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
Queensland kauri
n. another name for Dundathu Pine. See kauri and pine. ...

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris