kauri

kauri
[ˈkaʊri]
(pl. kauris)
  1. (亦作kauri pine)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)
  2. 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)
语源
  1. early 19th cent.: from Maori
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