Definition of "kauri" []

• Any of several coniferous evergreen trees of the genus Agathis, especially A. australis of New Zealand, having broad leathery leaves. (noun)
• The white close-grained wood of one of these trees. (noun)
• A resinous copal or a fossilized resin of these trees, used in varnishes and enamels. (noun)

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• "The kauri is a New Zealand endemic found only in this ecoregion."
• "The timber of the kauri is the most valuable production of the island; moreover, a quantity of resin oozes from the bark, which is sold at a penny a pound to the"
• "The timber of the kauri is the most valuable production of the island; moreover, a quantity of resin oozes from the bark, which is sold at a penny a pound to the Americans, but its use was then unknown."