Definition of Kauri

1. Noun. Resin of the kauri trees of New Zealand; found usually as a fossil; also collected for making varnishes and linoleum.

Exact synonyms: Kauri Copal, Kauri Gum, Kauri Resin
Generic synonyms: Copal

2. Noun. Tall timber tree of New Zealand having white straight-grained wood.
Exact synonyms: Agathis Australis, Kaury
Group relationships: Agathis, Genus Agathis
Generic synonyms: Dammar Pine, Kauri Pine

3. Noun. White close-grained wood of a tree of the genus Agathis especially Agathis australis.
Substance meronyms: Dammar Pine, Kauri Pine
Generic synonyms: Wood

Definition of Kauri

1. n. A lofty coniferous tree of New Zealand Agathis, or Dammara, australis), furnishing valuable timber and yielding one kind of dammar resin.

2. n. Kauri resin.

Definition of Kauri

1. a timber tree [n -S]

Medical Definition of Kauri

1. A lofty coniferous tree of New Zealand Agathis, or Dammara, australis), furnishing valuable timber and yielding one kind of dammar resin. Alternative forms: kaudi, cowdie, and cowrie. Origin: Native name. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Kauri

katydid
katydid
katydids
Katz
katzenjammer
katzenjammers
Kauai
Kauai Island
Kaufman
kaugh
kaughs
Kaunas
Kaunda
kaurene synthetase
kauri (current term)
kauri (current term)
kauries
kauris
kauri copal
kauri gum
kauri pine
kauri resin
kaury
kava
kava
kavakava
kavakavas
kavas
kavass
kavasses

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