1. resin of the kauri trees of New Zealand; found usually as a fossil; also collected for making varnishes and linoleum • Syn: kauri copal, kauri resin, kauri gum • Hypernyms: copal 2. tall timber tree of New Zealand having white straight-grained wood • Syn: kaury, Agathis australis • Hypernyms: kauri pine, dammar pine • Member Holonyms: Agathis, genus Agathis 3. white close-grained wood of a tree of the genus Agathis especially Agathis australis • Hypernyms: wood • Substance Holonyms: kauri pine, dammar pine