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kauri resin

American  
Also kauri gum,

noun

  1. a hard resin obtained from the bark of the kauri or found, sometimes in masses of as much as 100 pounds (45 kilograms), in the soil where the tree has grown: used chiefly in making varnish.


Etymology

Origin of kauri resin

First recorded in 1855–60

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