Definitions for: Teak


[n] tall East Indian timber tree now planted in western Africa and tropical America for its hard durable wood
[n] hard strong durable yellowish-brown wood of teak trees; resistant to insects and to warping; used for furniture and in shipbuilding



Webster (1913) Definition: Teak, n. [Malayalm 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.]

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.

Synonyms: Tectona grandis

See Also: genus Tectona, teak, teakwood, Tectona, tree, wood

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