About The Word Teak
Learn about the word Teak to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Teak definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Teak
| Teak Definition And Meaning |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Teak?
[n] tall East Indian timber tree now planted in western Africa and tropical America for its hard durable wood
[n] hard strong durable yellowish-brown wood of teak trees; resistant to insects and to warping; used for furniture and in shipbuilding Synonyms | Synonyms for Teak: Tectona grandis Related Terms | Find terms related to Teak: See Also | genus Tectona | teak | teakwood | Tectona | tree | wood Teak In Webster's Dictionary \Teak\, n. [Malayalm tekku.] (Bot.)
A tree of East Indies ({Tectona grandis}) which furnishes an
extremely strong and durable timber highly valued for
shipbuilding and other purposes; also, the timber of the
tree. [Written also {teek}.]
{African teak}, a tree ({Oldfieldia Africana}) of Sierra
Leone; also, its very heavy and durable wood; -- called
also {African oak}.
{New Zeland teak}, a large tree ({Vitex littoralis}) of New
Zeland; also, its hard, durable timber.
|
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Aldehyde-alcohol ‐ an oily colorless liquid obtained by the condensation of two…
- Enrichment ‐ act of making fuller or more meaningful or rewarding [n] a gift…
- Nerve fiber ‐ a threadlike extension of a…
- Family martyniaceae ‐ in most classifications not considered a separate family but…
- Chop-suey greens ‐ succulent and aromatic young dark green leaves used in Chinese…
- Ordered series ‐ an ordered reference standard; "judging on a scale…
- Xantusiidae ‐ night lizards
- Seaside alder ‐ shrub or small tree of southeastern United States having soft…
- Vertical integration ‐ absorption into a single firm of several firms involved in all…
- Panetela ‐ a long…