teak

Noun
Synonyms: teakwoodTectona grandis

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. hard strong durable yellowish-brown wood of teak trees; resistant to insects and to warping; used for furniture and in shipbuildingSynonyms: teakwood
  2. tall East Indian timber tree now planted in western Africa and tropical America for its hard durable woodSynonyms: Tectona grandis
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Teak \Teak\ (t[=e]k), n. [Malayalam tekku.] (Bot.) A tree of East Indies (Tectona grandis) which furnishes an extremely strong and durable timber highly valued for shipbuilding and other purposes; also, the timber of the tree. [Written also teek.] [1913 Webster]

African teak, a tree (Oldfieldia Africana) of Sierra Leone; also, its very heavy and durable wood; -- called also African oak.

New Zeland teak, a large tree (Vitex littoralis) of New Zeland; also, its hard, durable timber. [1913 Webster]

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