1
: a tall tropical Asian timber tree (Tectona grandis) of the mint family
2
: the hard yellowish-brown wood of teak used especially for furniture and shipbuilding
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Or go with solid wood pieces and focus on durable hardwoods, including oak, teak, and maple.
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Amelia Mularz, Architectural Digest, 16 Dec. 2025
Follow my lead and grab it in one of five available colors, including charcoal heather, navy, teak, black, and light heather gray.
—Michelle Baricevic, Travel + Leisure, 11 Dec. 2025
As a result, cumaru wood, also known as Brazilian teak, has remained a valuable lumber for applications in flooring, furniture, and construction.
—JSTOR Daily, 15 Nov. 2025
Whenever the teak was harvested before or after the coup, MTE’s de facto monopoly over the sector means that proceeds of any timber auction held since the coup goes to the junta, said multiple sources in Myanmar as well as Francesca Marzatico of the University of Otago, New Zealand.
—Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
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Amelia Mularz, Architectural Digest, 16 Dec. 2025
Follow my lead and grab it in one of five available colors, including charcoal heather, navy, teak, black, and light heather gray.
—Michelle Baricevic, Travel + Leisure, 11 Dec. 2025
As a result, cumaru wood, also known as Brazilian teak, has remained a valuable lumber for applications in flooring, furniture, and construction.
—JSTOR Daily, 15 Nov. 2025
Whenever the teak was harvested before or after the coup, MTE’s de facto monopoly over the sector means that proceeds of any timber auction held since the coup goes to the junta, said multiple sources in Myanmar as well as Francesca Marzatico of the University of Otago, New Zealand.
—Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
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“Teak.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teak. Accessed 18 Dec. 2025.
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teak
noun1
: a tall timber tree of southeastern Asia
2
: the hard durable yellowish brown wood of a teak
called also teak*wood\ ˈtē-ˌkwu̇d \
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