What is Teak? A Basic Definition

Teak \Teak\ (t[=e]k), n. [Malayalam tekku.] (Bot.)
   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.]
   [1913 Webster]

 
         
         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.
      [1913 Webster]

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Wed Aug 27

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Thu Aug 21

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Sun Aug 17

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Fri Aug 15

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Thu Aug 14

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