kauri gum

British  

noun

1. a hard resin from the kauri tree, found usually as a fossil in the soil where an extinct tree once grew: used chiefly in making varnishes

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kauri gum

In New Zealand kauri gum diggers are becoming impoverished.

From Time Magazine Archive

The British slept that night without tents round fires of kauri gum, but next morning all was astir for the attack.

From History of Australia and New Zealand From 1606 to 1890 by Alexander Sutherland

The deposits of the kauri gum in the Auckland district seem to be inexhaustible.

From Under the Southern Cross or Travels in Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, Samoa, and Other Pacific Islands by Maturin Murray Ballou

The men tattoo their faces, hips, and thighs; the women their upper lips; for this purpose charcoal made from kauri gum is chiefly used.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 433, April 19, 1884 by Various

These varnishes are also finding application in the manufacture of concrete, steel, and flat wall paints; being especially suitable for the above purposes when compounded with kauri gum japan.

From Paint Technology and Tests by Henry A. Gardner