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Definition of Tectona grandis

Tectona grandis
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.

Meaning of Tectona grandis from wikipedia

- 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...
- in the subfamily Prostantheroideae. There are three species of Tectona: Tectona grandis (common teak) is by far the most important, with a wide distribution...
- Teak, tectona grandis, is a hardwood tree native to much of South and Southeast Asia, including Myanmar. Due to its natural water resistance, teak is...
- Myanmar, Vietnam, and Laos. It feeds on Thunbergia grandiflora and Tectona grandis. The species contains the varietas Nupserha variabilis var. latestacea...
- altilis) Ficus benjamina Ackee (Blighia sapida) Manilkara zapota Teak (Tectona grandis) Myers, N., R. A. Mittermeier, C. G. Mittermeier, G. A. B. da Fonseca...
- forests of western and eastern India. Dominant trees include teak (Tectona grandis), dhaora (Anogeissus latifolia), tendu (Diospyros melanoxylon), among...
- species in the nearby Deciduous forests in the beel basin are species of Tectona grandis or common teak, Ficus benghalensis, S****a robusta and Bombax malabari****...
- T. grandis may refer to: Tectona grandis, the teak, a tropical hardwood tree species native to south and southeast Asia, mainly India, Indonesia, Malaysia...
- (Cordia alliodora) Tamboti (Spirostachys africana) Teak (Tectona grandis) Philippine teak (Tectona philippinensis) Thailand rosewood (Dalbergia cochinchinensis)...
- fire, then placed in cold water, and lastly rubbed together. Teca (Tectona grandis) produces a red dye when the leaves are wet and then rubbed together...