teak

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A large deciduous tree (Tectona grandis) in the mint family, native to tropical South and Southeast Asia, having hard, heavy, durable yellowish-brown wood.

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The wood of this tree, used especially for furniture and in shipbuilding.

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A grayish yellowish brown or grayish to moderate brown.

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An East Indian timber-tree, Tectona grandis, or its wood.

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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.

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a tree (Oldfieldia Africana) of Sierra Leone; also, its very heavy and durable wood; — called also African oak.

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a large tree (Vitex littoralis) of New Zeland; also, its hard, durable timber.

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An extremely durable timber highly valued for shipbuilding and other purposes, yielded by Tectona grandis (and Tectona spp.).

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A tree of the species in the genus Tectona