English Dictionary: Teek | by the DICT Development Group |
2 results for Teek | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Teak \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. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Teek \Teek\, n. (Bot.) See {Teak}. [Obs.] |