KAURI GUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does kauri gum mean? 

• KAURI GUM (noun)
  The noun KAURI GUM has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: KAURI GUM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• KAURI GUM (noun)

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Meaning:

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

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Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

kauri; kauri copal; kauri gum; kauri resin

Hypernyms ("kauri gum" is a kind of...):

copal (a brittle aromatic resin used in varnishes)