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kauri pine

kauri pine

9.4
A large evergreen tree from New Zealand and nearby regions valued for its strong wood and sticky resin
  • noun
  • Australian
translation icon : pino de kauri
  • The ancient kauri pine forests of New Zealand are renowned for their immense size and longevity.

Examples

  • The resin collected from the kauri pine is known as dammar and is used in varnishes.

  • Craftsmen highly value the wood of the kauri pine for making furniture and boats.

  • The kauri pine is a majestic tree.

  • Many kauri pines grow in New Zealand.

  • Craftsmen highly value the wood of the kauri pine for making furniture and boats.

  • The ancient kauri pine forests of New Zealand are renowned for their immense size and longevity.

  • The resin collected from the kauri pine is known as dammar and is used in varnishes.

Synonyms

Agathis
vskauri pine
  • Specialized
9.9

Large evergreen trees like kauri pines that grow in Australasia and Southeast Asia

is the common everyday name rather than the Latin genus label
genus Agathis
vskauri pine
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of evergreen trees like kauri pines that grow in the southern hemisphere

is the general common name used outside scientific classification
Agathis australis
vskauri pine
  • Specialized
9.9

A very tall evergreen tree from New Zealand called the kauri with straight pale wood used for building

refers broadly to all related species rather than this single New Zealand one
kaury
vskauri pine
  • New Zealand
9.9

A very tall New Zealand tree with strong straight wood used for making furniture and ships

is the wider group name not only this carpentry focused species
Agathis dammara
vskauri pine
  • Specialized
9.9

A large evergreen tree from the Moluccas and the Philippines that gives dammar resin

is the general term covering timber and resin producers across the region
Agathis alba
vskauri pine
  • Specialized
9.9

A large evergreen tree from the Philippines and nearby islands that produces dammar resin

also covers that species but emphasizes timber use as well as resin
dammar pine
vskauri pine
  • Australian
9.9

A tall tree that produces a hard clear resin used to make varnish

is the broader common name focusing on both timber value and resin
Agathis robusta
vskauri pine
  • Specialized
9.9

A large Australian tree with soft light wood used for furniture and building

is the standard group term not limited to this softer wood variety
Queensland kauri
vskauri pine
  • Australian
9.3

An Australian tree with light soft wood used for making furniture

is the broader name covering trees regardless of that lighter wood difference

Surface Forms

kauri pine singular
kauri pines plural

Morphology

kauri + pine

Both constituents refer to trees ('kauri' a large native tree and 'pine' a tall evergreen), so a B1 learner who knows those words can infer that 'kauri pine' names a type of tree — a compositional noun+noun compound. This follows a common, cross-linguistic pattern for naming species or varieties, so the meaning is transparently derivable from the parts.

Etymology

Kauri pine comes from the Māori word 'kauri' for the giant native trees, and early European settlers added pine because the trees looked like pines and gave good wood. So, the name now refers to the large evergreen tree valued for its timber and for its resin, called 'dammar'.