teak /ˈtik/
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 Teak n.  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.]
 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.

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 teak
      n 1: hard strong durable yellowish-brown wood of teak trees;
           resistant to insects and to warping; used for furniture
           and in shipbuilding [syn: teakwood]
      2: tall East Indian timber tree now planted in western Africa
         and tropical America for its hard durable wood [syn: {Tectona
         grandis]