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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