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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 kilograms), in the soil where the tree has grown: used chiefly in making varnish.

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Also kauri, kauri gum, kauri copal.

Origin of kauri resin

First recorded in 1855–60

Words nearby kauri resin

kaupapa, Kaur, Kauravas, kauri, kauri gum, kauri resin, kauru, kaury, Kautsky, kava, Kavafis
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