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• n  hard strong durable yellowish-brown wood of teak trees; resistant to insects and to warping; used for furniture and in shipbuilding
• n  tall East Indian timber tree now planted in western Africa and tropical America for its hard durable wood

• Formosa made Japan the world's fourth sugar-producer; it yielded enough rice to feed all the Mikado's armies as well as coal and tin, gold, silver and copper; teak and camphor (70 .
• Myo Aung pointed at the field of teak and said, "That used to be the bazaar.
• It was rich in rice, teak, petroleum and jewels; its amiable people (according to one historian) "caused no governor-general a sleepless night.

• teakwood
• Tectona grandis

News & Articles

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• Origin Teak Introduces Teakology--Taking Green Building to the Next Level
  With over 160 original custom teak design-build projects to date, Origin specializes in salvaging old teak structures and re-milling the recycled wood to create the world's finest custom cabinetry and wood products. (PRWeb June 20, 2013) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/6/prweb10847896.htm
  June 20, 2013 - PRWeb
• Chic Teak Launch New Bench and Chair with a Traditional Twist
  Chic Teak a leading supplier of outdoor garden furniture, has just launched the Winchester, a new style of teak garden bench and chair that fuses the traditional charm of many of its heavyweight benches with some more modern contemporary styling. (PRWeb June 18, 2013) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/6/prweb10839637.htm
  June 19, 2013 - PRWeb
• Chic Teak supplies large medieval styled dining table to gastro pub
  Chic Teak extends its range of bespoke teak garden furniture by supplying large medieval styled dining table for gastro pub (PRWeb June 17, 2013) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/6/prweb10725461.htm
  June 17, 2013 - PRWeb

Quotes

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• Nwankwo Kanu in Kick Off Nigeria
  The teak is good already so there is nothing I can tell them except to say that they should keep doing what they are doing,Kanu told KickOffNigeria.com on Tuesday after seeing the team blow Belgium away 4-1. "They should stay focused and...
• Wayne Swan in The Age
  Tough as teak,said Swan.
• Anna Bligh in Brisbane Times
  Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan has praised Queensland Labor leader Anna Bligh, saying Labor's strong election result was a credit to the "tough as teak" premier.