/ˈkauri/, [ˈkɐʉɾi]
OriginFrom Proto-Polynesian *kauquli (cognate with Tahitian ʻāuri (“iron, steel”), Samoan ʻauli (“clothing iron”) and ʻauʻauli (“Diospyros samoensis”)), from *kau (“tree”) + *quli (“black”), originally referring to Samoan ebony ("Diaspyros samoensis").
- A conifer of the genus Agathis, family Araucariaceae, found in Australasia and Melanesia.
- Agathis australis, a large conifer of the family Araucariaceae.
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