kauri

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A conifer of the genus Agathis, found in Australasia and Melanesia, especially Agathis australis. New-Zealand,countable,uncountable
    — There is an ancient legend that if the kauris disappear from New Zealand, the Maoris will also disappear.
  2. Alternative form of cowrie. alt-of,alternative
  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. countable,uncountable

词形变化

kauris plural kauri plural kauris plural

词汇关系

衍生词
kauri-butanol value kauri grass kauri gum kauri pine

词源

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