"kauri" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkaʊɹi/ Forms: kauris [plural], kauri [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Maori kauri from Proto-Polynesian *kauquli, from *kau (“tree”) + *quli (“black”), originally referring to Samoan ebony ("Diospyros samoensis"). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|mi|kauri}} Borrowed from Maori kauri, {{der|en|poz-pol-pro|*kauquli}} Proto-Polynesian *kauquli, {{taxlink|Diospyros samoensis|species}} Diospyros samoensis Head templates: {{en-noun|~|+|kauri}} kauri (countable and uncountable, plural kauris or kauri)
  1. A conifer of the genus Agathis, family Araucariaceae, found in Australasia and Melanesia. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (lifeform): Araucarians
    Sense id: en-kauri-en-noun-M1c75ywg
  2. (New Zealand) Agathis australis, a large conifer of the family Araucariaceae. Tags: New-Zealand, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-kauri-en-noun-BWaz2JA8 Categories (other): New Zealand English
  3. A resinous product of the kauri tree, found in the form of yellow or brown lumps in the ground where the trees have grown. It is used for making varnish, and as a substitute for amber. Tags: countable, uncountable Hyponyms (resinous product): kauri copal, Manilla copal, dammar gum
    Sense id: en-kauri-en-noun-T6UQUhKq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 34 47 10 Disambiguation of 'resinous product': 6 0 94
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: kauri-butanol value, kauri gum
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈkaʊɹi/ Forms: kauris [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} kauri (plural kauris)
  1. Alternative form of cowrie Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: cowrie
    Sense id: en-kauri-en-noun-3Lrl0VoS
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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