kauri

n. 杉木的一种或其木材[树脂]

发音

/ˈkaʊɹi/

词形变化

kauris 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A conifer of the genus Agathis, found in Australasia and Melanesia, especially Agathis australis.

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  2. 2.

    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.

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  3. 1.

    Alternative form of cowrie.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

kauri gum

上位词 3

wood copal kauri pine

整体词 1

kauri pine

相关短语

kauri gum 贝壳杉胶 kauri pine 贝壳杉 kauri pines

词源

Borrowed from Māori kauri from Proto-Polynesian *kauquli, from *kau (“tree”) + *quli (“black”), originally referring to Samoan ebony ("Diospyros samoensis").

来源：wiktionary