kauri pine

kauri pine

▪ plant
also called  Dammar Pine 
 (Agathis australis), a resinous timber conifer of the family Araucariaceae, native to the North Island of New Zealand. The tree sometimes reaches 45 metres (150 feet) in height, with a diameter up to 7 m (23 ft).

      Kauri resin, obtained from this and other Agathis species, is an amber-like deposit dug from the sites of previous forests; the hard, durable resin, called kauri copal, kauri gum, or dammar, is used in making varnishes, lacquers, and linoleum.

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  • kauri-pine — pietinis agatmedis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Araukarijinių šeimos medieninis, dekoratyvinis augalas (Agathis australis), paplitęs Naujojoje Zelandijoje. Iš jo gaunama derva. atitikmenys: lot. Agathis australis angl. cowrie spruce;… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • kauri pine — noun any of various trees of the genus Agathis; yield dammar resin • Syn: ↑dammar pine • Hypernyms: ↑conifer, ↑coniferous tree • Hyponyms: ↑kauri, ↑kaury, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • kauri pine — noun see kauri …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • kauri dammarapine — pietinis agatmedis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Araukarijinių šeimos medieninis, dekoratyvinis augalas (Agathis australis), paplitęs Naujojoje Zelandijoje. Iš jo gaunama derva. atitikmenys: lot. Agathis australis angl. cowrie spruce;… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • kauri — noun Etymology: Maori kawri Date: 1823 1. any of various trees (genus Agathis) of the araucaria family; especially a tall timber tree (A. australis) of New Zealand having fine white straight grained wood called also kauri pine 2. a light colored… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • kauri — /kow ree/, n., pl. kauris. 1. Also, kauri pine. a tall, coniferous tree, Agathis australis, of New Zealand, yielding a valuable timber and a resin. 2. the wood of this tree. 3. any of various other trees of the genus Agathis. 4. See kauri resin.… …   Universalium

  • kauri — [ kaʊri] noun (plural kauris) (also kauri pine) a tall coniferous forest tree native to New Zealand, which produces valuable wood and resin. [Agathis australis.] Origin C19: from Maori …   English new terms dictionary

  • kauri — [kou′rē] n. [Maori] 1. a tall evergreen tree (Agathis australis) of the pine family, growing in New Zealand 2. its wood 3. a resin (kauri resin, kauri gum) from this tree, often found as a fossil, used in varnishes, adhesives, and linoleum …   English World dictionary

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