kauri gum

noun

The resin from the kauri tree

Similar
kaurikauri copalkauri resin

Meanings

nounkauri gum (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe resin from the kauri tree

Synonyms & antonyms

nounresin of the kauri trees of New Zealand; found usually as a fossil; also collected for making varnishes and linoleum

Similar
kaurikauri copalkauri resin
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