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Kauri

/ˈkaʊɹi/

A conifer of the genus Agathis, family Araucariaceae, found in Australasia and Melanesia.

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📖 Definitions of "Kauri"

noun

1
A conifer of the genus Agathis, family Araucariaceae, found in Australasia and Melanesia.
2
Agathis australis, a large conifer of the family Araucariaceae.
3
A resinous product of the kauri tree, found in the form of yellow or brown lumps in the ground where the trees have grown. It is used for making varnish, and as a substitute for amber.

🔄 Synonyms of "Kauri"

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Word	Definition
kauri gumnoun	The resin from the kauri tree
kauri resinnoun	resin of the kauri trees of new zealand; found usually as a fossil; also collected for making varnishes and linoleum
kaurynoun	tall timber tree of new zealand having white straight-grained wood
agathis australis	Agathis australis, or kauri, is a coniferous tree in the family Araucariaceae, found north of 38°S in the northern regions of New Zealand's North Island.
kauri copalnoun	resin of the kauri trees of new zealand; found usually as a fossil; also collected for making varnishes and linoleum

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Kauri"

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Word	Definition
agathis australis	Agathis australis, or kauri, is a coniferous tree in the family Araucariaceae, found north of 38°S in the northern regions of New Zealand's North Island.
kauri copalnoun	resin of the kauri trees of new zealand; found usually as a fossil; also collected for making varnishes and linoleum
kauri gumnoun	The resin from the kauri tree
kauri resinnoun	resin of the kauri trees of new zealand; found usually as a fossil; also collected for making varnishes and linoleum
kaurynoun	tall timber tree of new zealand having white straight-grained wood
kowrienoun	Alternative spelling of cowrie. [A small gastropod (Monetaria moneta, syn. Cypraea moneta) common in the Indian Ocean; its shell.]
caurinoun	A former monetary subdivision, equivalent to one hundredth of a Guinean syli.
cowdienoun	The kauri tree.
kapianoun	(archaic) The resin of the kauri tree from New Zealand, often in petrified form.
monoaonoun	Halocarpus kirkii, a native tree of New Zealand resembling a kauri.
kahikateanoun	Dacrycarpus dacrydioides, a coniferous tree endemic to New Zealand.
araucarian	(botany) Relating to, or of the nature of, trees of family Araucariaceae.
araucarianoun	An individual plant (tree) of the genus Araucaria.
mapaunoun	(New Zealand) Any of several trees of New Zealand, especially in the genus Myrsine.
araucariaceannoun	Any conifer of the family Araucariaceae
tanekahanoun	Phyllocladus trichomanoides, a coniferous tree endemic to New Zealand.
kaikawakanoun	(New Zealand) Libocedrus bidwillii, the New Zealand cedar, an evergreen coniferous tree.
matainoun	A coniferous tree, Prumnopitys taxifolia, endemic to New Zealand.
makomakonoun	The New Zealand bellbird.
manoaonoun	Any of the conifers in the genus Manoao, endemic to New Zealand.