English noun: teak | |||
1. | teak (plant) hard strong durable yellowish-brown wood of teak trees; resistant to insects and to warping; used for furniture and in shipbuilding | ||
Synonyms | teakwood | ||
Broader (hypernym) | wood | ||
Substance meronym | teak, Tectona grandis | ||
2. | teak (plant) tall East Indian timber tree now planted in western Africa and tropical America for its hard durable wood | ||
Synonyms | Tectona grandis | ||
Broader (hypernym) | tree | ||
Member meronym | genus Tectona, Tectona | ||
Substance holonym | teak, teakwood | ||