[kou-ree] 
| 1. | Also, kauri pine. a tall, coniferous tree, Agathis australis, of New Zealand, yielding a valuable timber and a resin. |
| 2. | the wood of this tree. |
| 3. | any of various other trees of the genus Agathis. |
| 4. | kauri resin. |
kauri pine
(Agathis australis), a resinous timber conifer of the family Araucariaceae, native to the North Island of New Zealand. The tree sometimes reaches 45 metres (150 feet) in height, with a diameter up to 7 m (23 ft).
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