teakwood

Variant of teak

teak definition

teak (tēk)

noun

  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 teak′·wood′

Etymology: Port teca < Malayalam tēkka < Sans śāka

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