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Word entry · 5 letters

kauri

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"Agathis timber"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /ˈkaʊɹi/Part of speech nounSorted aikruStarts with KEnds with I1 clues
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Definitions

  1. 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.

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