English dictionary

teak

/t/i/k/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

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

noun.plant

Synonyms teakwood

Source: WordNet 3.0
tall East Indian timber tree now planted in western Africa and tropical America for its hard durable wood

noun.plant

Synonyms tectona grandis

Source: WordNet 3.0
A tree of East Indies (<i>Tectona grandis</i>) which furnishes an extremely strong and durable timber highly valued for shipbuilding and other purposes; also, the timber of the tree.

noun

Source: webster1913