The Collaborative International Dictionary
Tectona grandis
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.]
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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