HyperDic: kauri_gum

English > 1 sense of the expression kauri gum:
NOUNsubstancekauri gum, kauri, kauri copal, kauri resinresin of the kauri trees of New Zealand
English > kauri gum: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
Meaningresin of the kauri trees of New Zealand; found usually as a fossil; also collected for making varnishes and linoleum.
Synonymskauri, kauri copal, kauri resin
BroadercopalA brittle aromatic resin used in varnishes
Spanishkauri copal
Catalankauri copal

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