HyperDic: kauri

English > 3 senses of the word kauri:
NOUNsubstancekauri, kauri copal, kauri resin, kauri gumresin of the kauri trees of New Zealand
plantkauri, kaury, Agathis australistall timber tree of New Zealand having white straight-grained wood
plantkauriwhite close-grained wood of a tree of the genus Agathis especially Agathis australis
English > kauri: 3 senses > noun 1, substance
Meaningresin of the kauri trees of New Zealand; found usually as a fossil; also collected for making varnishes and linoleum.
Synonymskauri copal, kauri resin, kauri gum
BroadercopalA brittle aromatic resin used in varnishes
Spanishkauri copal
Catalankauri copal
English > kauri: 3 senses > noun 2, plant
Meaningtall timber tree of New Zealand having white straight-grained wood.
Synonymskaury, Agathis australis
Member ofAgathis, genus Agathiskauri pine
Broaderkauri pine, dammar pineAny of various trees of the genus Agathis
English > kauri: 3 senses > noun 3, plant
Meaningwhite close-grained wood of a tree of the genus Agathis especially Agathis australis.
BroaderwoodThe hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
Substance ofkauri pine, dammar pineAny of various trees of the genus Agathis
Spanishabeto kauri
Catalanavet kauri

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