Teak

[tiːk] or [tik]

Definition

(noun.) tall East Indian timber tree now planted in western Africa and tropical America for its hard durable wood.

(noun.) hard strong durable yellowish-brown wood of teak trees; resistant to insects and to warping; used for furniture and in shipbuilding.

Checker: Uriah--From WordNet

Definition

(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.

Typist: Sanford

Definition

n. a tree in the East Indies and Africa also its wood remarkable for its hardness and durability.

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