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Teak

//tiːk// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of a yellowish brown colour, like that of teak wood. not-comparable
Noun
  1. 1
    An extremely durable timber highly valued for shipbuilding and other purposes, yielded by Tectona grandis (and Tectona spp.). countable, uncountable, usually
  2. 2
    tall East Indian timber tree now planted in western Africa and tropical America for its hard durable wood wordnet
  3. 3
    A tree of the species in the genus Tectona. countable, usually
  4. 4
    hard strong durable yellowish-brown wood of teak trees; resistant to insects and to warping; used for furniture and in shipbuilding wordnet
  5. 5
    A yellowish brown colour, like that of teakwood. uncountable, usually

Etymology

Etymology 1

Derived from Portuguese teca, from Malayalam തേക്ക് (tēkkŭ) / Tamil தேக்கு (tēkku).

Etymology 2

Derived from Portuguese teca, from Malayalam തേക്ക് (tēkkŭ) / Tamil தேக்கு (tēkku).

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