cowdie

cowdie
\\ˈkau̇dē\ noun (-s)
Etymology: modification of Maori kawri

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cowdie
var. kauri.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • Cowdie — Cow die (kou d[y^]), n. (Bot.) See {Kauri}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • cowdie — Kauri Ka u*ri, n. [Native name.] (Bot.) A tall coniferous tree of New Zealand {Agathis australis}, or {Dammara australis}), having white straight grained wood furnishing valuable timber and also yielding one kind of {dammar resin}. [Written also… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • cowdie-gum — cowdie gum, cowdie pine same as kauri gum, kauri pine (see ↑kauri) …   Useful english dictionary

  • cowdie-pine — cowdie gum, cowdie pine same as kauri gum, kauri pine (see ↑kauri) …   Useful english dictionary

  • cowdie-gumcowdie-pine — cowdie gum, cowdie pine same as kauri gum, kauri pine (see kauri) …   Useful english dictionary

  • cowdie — cow·die …   English syllables

  • Agathis australis — Kauri Ka u*ri, n. [Native name.] (Bot.) A tall coniferous tree of New Zealand {Agathis australis}, or {Dammara australis}), having white straight grained wood furnishing valuable timber and also yielding one kind of {dammar resin}. [Written also… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • cowrie — Kauri Ka u*ri, n. [Native name.] (Bot.) A tall coniferous tree of New Zealand {Agathis australis}, or {Dammara australis}), having white straight grained wood furnishing valuable timber and also yielding one kind of {dammar resin}. [Written also… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • dammar resin — Kauri Ka u*ri, n. [Native name.] (Bot.) A tall coniferous tree of New Zealand {Agathis australis}, or {Dammara australis}), having white straight grained wood furnishing valuable timber and also yielding one kind of {dammar resin}. [Written also… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Dammara australis — Kauri Ka u*ri, n. [Native name.] (Bot.) A tall coniferous tree of New Zealand {Agathis australis}, or {Dammara australis}), having white straight grained wood furnishing valuable timber and also yielding one kind of {dammar resin}. [Written also… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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