teak

2 definitions found

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.]
     [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
        [1913 Webster]

teak - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  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: teak, teakwood]
      2: tall East Indian timber tree now planted in western Africa
         and tropical America for its hard durable wood [syn: teak,
         Tectona grandis]