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teak
(tēk)n.
1.
a. A large deciduous tree (Tectona grandis) in the mint family, native to tropical South and Southeast Asia, having hard, heavy, durable yellowish-brown wood.
b. The wood of this tree, used especially for furniture and in shipbuilding.
2. A grayish yellowish brown or grayish to moderate brown.
[Portuguese teca, from Malayalam tēkka.]
teak adj.
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teak
(tiːk)n
1. (Plants) a large verbenaceous tree, Tectona grandis, of the East Indies, having white flowers and yielding a valuable dense wood
2. (Forestry) the hard resinous yellowish-brown wood of this tree, used for furniture making, etc
3. (Plants) any of various similar trees or their wood
4. (Colours) a brown or yellowish-brown colour
[C17: from Portuguese teca, from Malayalam tēkka]
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teak
(tik)n.
1. a large East Indian tree, Tectona grandis, of the verbena family, yielding a hard, medium brown wood.
2. the wood of this tree, used in shipbuilding, furniture-making, etc.
[1665–75; earlier teke < Portuguese teca < Malayalam tēkka]
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Noun | 1. | teak - hard strong durable yellowish-brown wood of teak trees; resistant to insects and to warping; used for furniture and in shipbuilding Tectona grandis, teak - tall East Indian timber tree now planted in western Africa and tropical America for its hard durable wood wood - the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees |
2. | teak - tall East Indian timber tree now planted in western Africa and tropical America for its hard durable wood genus Tectona, Tectona - small genus of southeastern Asian tropics: teak teak, teakwood - hard strong durable yellowish-brown wood of teak trees; resistant to insects and to warping; used for furniture and in shipbuilding tree - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms |
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Translations
خَشَب السّاجشَجَرة السّاج
týktýkové dřevo
teaktræ
tíkfa
tekktrétekkviîur, tekk
tikas
tīkkoks
tíktíkové drevo
tik ağacıtik kerestesi
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teak
[ˈtiːk] n → teck m
adj [table, wardrobe, furniture] → en tecktea kettle n (US) → bouilloire ftea lady n (British) dame qui prépare le thé pour les employés d'une entreprisetea leaf n [tea leaves] (pl) → feuille f de thé
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teak
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teak
(tiːk) noun1. a type of tree that grows in India, Malaysia, Burma etc.
2. its very hard wood. The table is (made of) teak; (also adjective) teak furniture.
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