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kauris

kauris is the plural of kauri.

Meaning of kauri

Noun

kauri (countable and uncountable, plural kauris or kauri)

  1. (New Zealand) A conifer of the genus Agathis, found in Australasia and Melanesia, especially Agathis australis.
    • There is an ancient legend that if the kauris disappear from New Zealand, the Maoris will also disappear.1956, Frank Clune, Roaming round New Zealand: the story of a holiday trip
  2. The wood of the kauri tree.
    • New Zealand kauri is employed, principally for planking and decking1926, The Timberman, volume 28, page 38
  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.

Questions about kauris

What is kauris the plural of?
Kauris is the plural of kauri.

Words near kauris in the dictionary

  1. kauri pines
  2. kauri-butanol value
  3. kauri-butanol values
  4. kaurie
  5. kauries
  6. kauris
  7. Kaurna
  8. kauru
  9. Kaus
  10. Kausalya
  11. Kauses

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