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Kauri Definition & Meaning

kauri
noun
  1. resin of the kauri trees of New Zealand; found usually as a fossil; also collected for making varnishes and linoleum
  2. tall timber tree of New Zealand having white straight-grained wood
  3. white close-grained wood of a tree of the genus Agathis especially Agathis australis

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What does kauri mean?
resin of the kauri trees of New Zealand; found usually as a fossil; also collected for making varnishes and linoleum tall timber tree of New Zealand having white straight-grained wood white close-grained wood of a tree of the genus Agathis especially Agathis australis
What part of speech is kauri?
Kauri is a noun.
How many definitions does kauri have?
Kauri has 3 definitions across 1 part of speech (noun).

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