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.
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