Teak-tree

  • 1teak — [ tik ] noun count a large tree with hard yellow brown wood and white flowers a. uncount the valuable hard wood of a teak tree, often used for making furniture …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 2teak — tɪːk n. type of tree native to India; yellowish brown wood produced by the teak tree (used for making furniture and in designing and constructing ships) …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 3teak — UK [tiːk] / US [tɪk] noun a) [countable] a large tree with hard yellow brown wood and white flowers b) [uncountable] the valuable hard wood of a teak tree, often used for making furniture …

    English dictionary

  • 4Teak — foliage and seeds Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae …

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  • 5Teak — (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… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 6Teak Garden Chiang Rai (Chiang Rai) — Teak Garden Chiang Rai country: Thailand, city: Chiang Rai (City) Teak Garden Chiang Rai Location Situated on 8 verdant acres, Teak Garden Resort Chiang Rai is set in the scenic Northern Thailand and is surrounded by lush green rice paddies and… …

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  • 7teak — type of East Indian tree, 1690s, from Port. teca, from Malayam tekka, corresponding to Tamil tekku, Telegu teku, Kanarese tegu …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 8teak — ► NOUN ▪ hard durable wood used in shipbuilding and for making furniture, obtained from a large deciduous tree native to India and SE Asia. ORIGIN Portuguese teca, from Tamil …

    English terms dictionary

  • 9teak — [tēk] n. [Port teca < Malayalam tēkka < Sans śāka] 1. a tall SE Asian tree (Tectona grandis) of the verbena family, with white flowers and hard, yellowish brown wood used for shipbuilding, furniture, etc. 2. its wood: also teakwood …

    English World dictionary

  • 10teak — /teek/, n. 1. a large East Indian tree, Tectona grandis, of the verbena family, yielding a hard, durable, resinous, yellowish brown wood used for shipbuilding, making furniture, etc. 2. the wood of this tree. 3. any of various similar trees or… …

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