kauri resin

noun

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

Nearby words

kaupapa, kaur, kauravas, kauri, kauri gum, kauri resin, kauru, kaury, kautsky, kava, kavafis

Also kauri, kauri gum, kauri copal.

Origin of kauri resin

First recorded in 1855–60