kauri

kau·ri

noun \ˈkau̇(-ə)r-ē\

Definition of KAURI

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 to brown resin from the kauri tree found as a fossil in the ground or collected from living trees and used especially in varnishes and linoleum —called also kauri gum, kauri resin

Origin of KAURI

Maori kawri

First Known Use: 1823

Rhymes with KAURI

cowrie, floury