teak

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noun \ˈtēk\

: the strong, hard, yellowish-brown wood of a tree that grows in southeast Asia and that is used especially for making furniture and ships

Full Definition of TEAK

1

:  a tall tropical Asian timber tree (Tectona grandis) of the vervain family

2

:  the hard yellowish-brown wood of teak used especially for furniture and shipbuilding

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Origin of TEAK

Portuguese teca, from Malayalam tēkka

First Known Use: 1698

Rhymes with TEAK

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