african teak

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african teak - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Teak \Teak\ (t[=e]k), n. [Malayalam 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.]
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     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.
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  African \Af"ri*can\, a. [L. Africus, Africanus, fr. Afer
     African.]
     Of or pertaining to Africa.
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     African hemp, a fiber prepared from the leaves of the
        Sanseviera Guineensis, a plant found in Africa and
        India.
  
     African marigold, a tropical American plant (Tagetes  erecta
        ).
  
     African oak or African teak, a timber furnished by
        Oldfieldia Africana, used in ship building.
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     African violet .
  
     African-American, see African-American.
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