teak, Tectona grandis
(noun) tall East Indian timber tree now planted in western Africa and tropical America for its hard durable wood
teak, teakwood
(noun) hard strong durable yellowish-brown wood of teak trees; resistant to insects and to warping; used for furniture and in shipbuilding
Source: WordNet® 3.1
teak (usually uncountable, plural teaks)
(uncountable, countable) An extremely durable timber highly valued for shipbuilding and other purposes, yielded by Tectona grandis (and Tectona spp.).
(countable) A tree of the species in the genus Tectona
(uncountable) A yellowish brown colour, like that of teak wood.
teak (not comparable)
Of a yellowish brown colour, like that of teak wood.
• Kate, kate, keta, take
Source: Wiktionary
Teak, n. Etym: [Malayalm tekku.] (Bot.)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
21 May 2025
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