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Teak vs Redwood - What's the difference?

teak | redwood |

In uncountable terms the difference between teak and redwood

is that teak is a yellowish brown colour, like that of teak wood while redwood is the wood of the species Sequoia sempervirens.

In countable terms the difference between teak and redwood

is that teak is a tree of the species in the genus Tectonaredwood is any of the evergreen conifers belonging to the genus Sequoia in the wide sense.

As an adjective teak

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

As a proper noun Redwood is

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teak

English

(wikipedia teak)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (uncountable) An extremely durable timber highly valued for shipbuilding and other purposes, yielded by spp.).
  • (countable) A tree of the species in the genus Tectona
  • (uncountable) A yellowish brown colour, like that of teak wood.
  • Derived terms

    * tough as teak

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Of a yellowish brown colour, like that of teak wood.
  • See also

    * afrormosia * iroko *

    Anagrams

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    redwood

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (countable, uncountable) the USDA-preferred term for the species Sequoia sempervirens .
  • A redwood grove
    This redwood deck will last forever
  • (countable) any of the evergreen conifers belonging to the genus Sequoia in the wide sense.
  • (uncountable) the wood of the species Sequoia sempervirens .
  • This planter is made of redwood .
  • (uncountable, British, obsolete) Wood of the species Pinus sylvestris .
  • Derived terms

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