NOUN | plant | Tectona, genus Tectona | small genus of southeastern Asian tropics |
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Meaning | small genus of southeastern Asian tropics: teak. | |
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Synonym | genus Tectona | |
Member of | Verbenaceae, family Verbenaceae, verbena family, vervain family | family of New World tropical and subtropical herbs and shrubs and trees |
Members | teak, Tectona grandis | tall East Indian timber tree now planted in western Africa and tropical America for its hard durable wood |
Broader | asterid dicot genus | genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs |
Spanish | genus tectona, tectona | |
Catalan | genus tectona, tectona |
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