Teak
WordNet
noun
(1) Tall East Indian timber tree now planted in western Africa and tropical America for its hard durable wood
(2) Hard strong durable yellowish-brown wood of teak trees; resistant to insects and to warping; used for furniture and in shipbuilding
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Etymology
Portuguese teca from Tamil தேக்கு (θeːkː) or Malayalam തേക്കു് (θeːkː).
Noun
teak
- an extremely durable timber highly valued for shipbuilding and other purposes, yielded by Tectona grandis (and Tectona spp.).
- a tree of the species in the genus Tectona
- (colour) a yellowish brown colour, like that of teak wood.
Noun
teak
- an extremely durable timber highly valued for shipbuilding, outdoors furniture and other purposes, yielded by Tectona grandis (and Tectona spp.).