teak

/tiːk/

noun 3adj 1

Collocations

ADJ.

deciduous, established, natural, old, tall, tropical

VERB + TEAK

coated, plantation-grown

TEAK + NOUN

forests, plantations, table

PREP.

noun

An extremely durable timber highly valued for shipbuilding and other purposes, yielded by Tectona grandis (and Tectona spp.).

A tree of the species in the genus Tectona.

A yellowish brown colour, like that of teakwood.

adj

Of a yellowish brown colour, like that of teak wood.

noun — hard strong durable yellowish-brown wood of teak trees

Teak is a tall tree from Asia.

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Teak is a tropical dark wood used for making furniture.

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Natural teak forests occur in only four countries: India, Laos, Burma and Thailand.

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Indonesia and some African countries have established teak plantations, although the tree is not native there.

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Indonesia's plantation-grown teak is of the world's highest quality.

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The teak is a deciduous tree that can grow to a height of 40 metres.

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