n. An extremely durable timber highly valued for shipbuilding and other purposes, yielded by Tectona grandis (and Tectona spp.).
n. A tree of the species in the genus Tectona
n. A yellowish brown colour, like that of teak wood.
adj. Of a yellowish brown colour, like that of teak wood.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. An East Indian timber-tree, Tectona grandis, or its wood.
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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
Word Usage
"The chair handmade in teak & leather is an experiment to evoke emotions that emerge in these modern times of straight line mass productible furniture."