| NOUN | plant | teak, teakwood | hard strong durable yellowish-brown wood of teak trees |
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| plant | teak, Tectona grandis | tall East Indian timber tree now planted in western Africa and tropical America for its hard durable wood |
| Sounds | tiy'k | |
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| Rhymes | antique ... wreak: 54 rhymes with iyk... | |
| Meaning | Hard strong durable yellowish-brown wood of teak trees; resistant to insects and to warping; used for furniture and in shipbuilding. | |
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| Synonym | teakwood | |
| Broader | wood | The hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees |
| Substance of | teak, Tectona grandis | tall East Indian timber tree now planted in western Africa and tropical America for its hard durable wood |
| Spanish | teca, tectona grandis | |
| Catalan | teca | |
| Meaning | tall East Indian timber tree now planted in western Africa and tropical America for its hard durable wood. | |
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| Synonym | Tectona grandis | |
| Member of | Tectona, genus Tectona | small genus of southeastern Asian tropics |
| Broader | tree | A tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown |
| Substances | teak, teakwood | Hard strong durable yellowish-brown wood of teak trees |
| Spanish | teca | |
| Catalan | teca | |
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