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Noun: kauri gum  kaw-ree gúm
  1. Resin of the kauri trees of New Zealand; found usually as a fossil; also collected for making varnishes and linoleum
    "Ancient kauri gum has been used to create beautiful jewellery";
    - kauri, kauri copal, kauri resin

Derived forms: kauri gums

Type of: copal

Encyclopedia: Kauri gum