Definitions
white close-grained wood of a tree of the genus Agathis especially Agathis australis
Word origin
Borrowed from Māori kauri from Proto-Polynesian *kauquli, from *kau (“tree”) + *quli (“black”), originally referring to Samoan ebony ("Diospyros samoensis").
Used in a sentence
“There is an ancient legend that if the kauris disappear from New Zealand, the Maoris will also disappear.”
“He had already kicked one panel of the stout door clean out. It was inch-thick kauri timber.”
“Constructed from the native timbers rimu, kauri, or matai, the interior has been refurbished in sympathy with the era of the home.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Agathis timber”5 letters
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