kauri
/ˈkaʊrɪ/noun
(pl. kauris)(亦作kauri pine)
1- 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)。
1.1
- Genus Agathis, family Araucariaceae: several species, in particular A. australis of New Zealand.贝壳杉属, 南洋杉科:数种, 尤指新西兰的新西兰贝壳杉(拉丁名A. australis)。
词源
early 19th cent.: from Maori.