agathis; kauri; dammar
Refers to trees of the genus Agathis, known for producing kauri timber and dammar resin. The Japanese name literally means 'false nagi', comparing it to the nagi tree (Podocarpus nagi).
See also: アガチス
Agathis trees are often seen in New Zealand's kauri forests.
This resin is dammar obtained from agathis trees.
Usually written in katakana; usually written in kana.
Kanji spelling; rarely used. 梛 (nagi) is a type of tree, 木 (ki) means tree, and 擬 (modoki) means pseudo or imitation.
From 梛 (nagi, a type of tree) + 擬き (modoki, pseudo/imitation), literally 'false nagi', because its leaves resemble those of the nagi tree.