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kauri

noun

White close-grained wood of a tree of the genus Agathis especially Agathis australis

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Word length
5
Starts with
K
Ends with
I
Contains
AU
Scrabble score
9

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ˈkaʊɹi

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noun

  1. White close-grained wood of a tree of the genus Agathis especially Agathis australis

noun

  1. Tall timber tree of New Zealand having white straight-grained wood

noun

  1. Resin of the kauri trees of New Zealand; found usually as a fossil; also collected for making varnishes and linoleum

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