Agathis - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Agathis Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
1,750,917,557 visitors served.
forum mailing list For webmasters
?
New: Language forums
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

Agathis

   Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia 0.03 sec.

Agathis

Genus of coniferous trees in the family Araucariaceae, native to the Philippines and Australasia. The trees are grown for their timber. They have broad, spirally arranged, lance-shaped, leathery leaves and produce hard, orangey resins used in lacquers and varnishes. Species include the Ambon pitch tree A. dammara, the kauri pine A. australis, and the Fijian kauri pine A. vitiensis.



How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
 Email
Feedback
?Sign in SSL protected
Email:
Password:
Register

? Mentioned in ? References in periodicals archive
 
One of these parasites was the Agathis wasp, which reduced the damage by casebearers so successfully that only low numbers of the pest still exist in the once heavily infested stands of eastern larch.
Saving forests the natural way by Torgersen, Anna S. / American Forests
More results
 
Hutchinson browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Hutchinson Encyclopedia
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2009 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.