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Definition of kauri in English: kauri(also kauri pine) nounPlural kauris ˈkaʊriˈkourē A tall coniferous forest tree with broad leathery leaves, which produces valuable timber and dammar resin. It grows in warm countries from Malaysia to New Zealand. 新西兰贝壳杉（一种高大的松柏科林木，树叶宽大坚韧，出产珍贵的木材和达玛脂，生长于从马来西亚到新西兰一带的气候温和的国家） Genus Agathis, family Araucariaceae: several species, in particular A. australis of New Zealand Example sentencesExamples - Several women incorporate woven grasses and native timber such as totara and kauri, and use these media to interpret their particular geography and history.
- The first Labour government, which presided over our centennial celebrations, saw the planting of many a kauri or pohutukawa.
- In the 21st century, thousands of people still come for the kauri, but they are sightseers, not hard-working foresters and settlers.
- The Catholic Church of St Patrick was built of totara, black pine and kauri in 1864 after two earlier buildings had been destroyed, the first by fire and the second by a violent storm.
- Timbers - jarrah, kauri, macrocarpa - were hand adzed to ‘give them a woody character, and the forest origin of the timber is not lost.’
OriginEarly 19th century: from Maori. Definition of kauri in US English: kauri(also kauri pine) nounˈkourē A tall coniferous forest tree that has broad leathery leaves and produces valuable timber and dammar resin. It grows in warm countries from Malaysia to New Zealand. 新西兰贝壳杉（一种高大的松柏科林木，树叶宽大坚韧，出产珍贵的木材和达玛脂，生长于从马来西亚到新西兰一带的气候温和的国家） Genus Agathis, family Araucariaceae: several species, in particular A. australis of New Zealand Example sentencesExamples - Several women incorporate woven grasses and native timber such as totara and kauri, and use these media to interpret their particular geography and history.
- In the 21st century, thousands of people still come for the kauri, but they are sightseers, not hard-working foresters and settlers.
- Timbers - jarrah, kauri, macrocarpa - were hand adzed to ‘give them a woody character, and the forest origin of the timber is not lost.’
- The Catholic Church of St Patrick was built of totara, black pine and kauri in 1864 after two earlier buildings had been destroyed, the first by fire and the second by a violent storm.
- The first Labour government, which presided over our centennial celebrations, saw the planting of many a kauri or pohutukawa.
OriginEarly 19th century: from Maori. |