Conifer vs Kauri - What's the difference?
conifer | kauri |
(botany) A plant belonging to the conifers; a cone-bearing seed plant with vascular tissue, usually a tree.
Conifers of the genus Agathis , family Araucariaceae, found in Australasia and Melanesia.
(New Zealand) , a large conifer of the family Araucariaceae.
* 1956 , Frank Clune, Roaming round New Zealand: the story of a holiday trip
As nouns the difference between conifer and kauri
is that conifer is a plant belonging to the conifers; a cone-bearing seed plant with vascular tissue, usually a tree while kauri is conifers of the genus Agathis, family Araucariaceae, found in Australasia and Melanesia.conifer
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(wikipedia conifer)Noun
(en noun)Hyponyms
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* ----kauri
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Etymology 1
From (etyl)Noun
(en noun)- There is an ancient legend that if the kauris disappear from New Zealand, the Maoris will also disappear.