kauri resin

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. n. Same as kauri-gum.

GNU Webster's 1913

1. A resinous product of the kauri, found in the form of yellow or brown lumps in the ground where the trees have grown. It is used for making varnish, and as a substitute for amber.

WordNet 3.0

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