Teak
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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
  1. an extremely durable timber highly valued for shipbuilding and other purposes, yielded by Tectona grandis (and Tectona spp.).
  2. a tree of the species in the genus Tectona
  3. (colour) a yellowish brown colour, like that of teak wood.

Noun


teak
  1. an extremely durable timber highly valued for shipbuilding, outdoors furniture and other purposes, yielded by Tectona grandis (and Tectona spp.).
 
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