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How to pronounce kauri in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms agathis australis, kaury
Type of kauri pine, dammar pine
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Synonyms kauri copal, kauri gum, kauri resin
Type of copal
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Type of wood

Examples of kauri

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The foyer displays a kauri floor which David was delighted to find under carpet.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Kauri bonds are New Zealand dollar notes sold by foreign entities in New Zealand.
From the bloomberg.com
Kauri gum was also crafted into jewellery, keepsakes, and small decorative items.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Graham had spotted the kauri villa for sale in the wide, magnolia-lined street.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Another thrill is the suspended bridge to the canopy of a 600-year-old kauri tree.
From the nzherald.co.nz
The long, straight hardwood from the kauri was ideal for ship masts and spars.
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Kauri in the Waitakere Ranges showing signs of disease in the canopy and the trunk.
From the nzherald.co.nz
There was a giant kauri which I tried to hug but couldn't get my arms around.
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Much of the rest of the kauri he brought home has been turned into furniture.
From the smh.com.au
More examples
  • 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
  • The genus Agathis, commonly known as kauri or dammar, is a relatively small genus of 21 species of evergreen tree. ...
  • A gum like copal resin used in making oleoresinous enamel and varnish.
  • A coniferous New Zealand tree, Agathis australis, which produces valuable timber and a resin.