Teak vs. Pallisander

Teaknoun

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

Teaknoun

(countable) A tree of the species in the genus Tectona

Teaknoun

(uncountable) A yellowish brown colour, like that of teak wood.

Teakadjective

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

Teaknoun

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.

Teaknoun

hard strong durable yellowish-brown wood of teak trees; resistant to insects and to warping; used for furniture and in shipbuilding

Teaknoun

tall East Indian timber tree now planted in western Africa and tropical America for its hard durable wood

Teak

Teak (Tectona grandis) is a tropical hardwood tree species in the family Lamiaceae. It is a large, deciduous tree that occurs in mixed hardwood forests.

Pallisandernoun

a dense, heavy wood, similar to teak or mahogany, mostly from species of Dalbergia and Pterocarpus, as well as Machaerium