Teak

Teak (tēk) , noun

[Malayalam tekku.]

(Botany) 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.

Collocations (2)

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.