Thesaurus: teak

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1. n. 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.
2. n. hard strong durable yellowish-brown wood of teak trees; resistant to insects and to warping; used for furniture and in shipbuilding
3. n. tall East Indian timber tree now planted in western Africa and tropical America for its hard durable wood
4. 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.
5. A tree of East Indies (Tectona grandis) which furnishes anextremely strong and durable timber highly valued for shipbuildingand other purposes; also, the timber of the tree. [Written alsoteek.] 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.
6. n:100 n. hard strong durable yellowish-brown wood of teak trees; resistant to insects and to warping; used for furniture and in shipbuilding n. tall East Indian timber tree now planted in western Africa and tropical America for its hard durable wood