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teak |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Teak \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: teak n 1: hard strong durable yellowish-brown wood of teak trees; resistant to insects and to warping; used for furniture and in shipbuilding [syn: {teakwood}] 2: tall East Indian timber tree now planted in western Africa and tropical America for its hard durable wood [syn: {Tectona grandis}]
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