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Teak vs Teakwood - What's the difference?

teak | teakwood |

As nouns the difference between teak and teakwood

is that teak is an extremely durable timber highly valued for shipbuilding and other purposes, yielded by species: Tectona grandis (and genus: Tectona spp.) while teakwood is wood of a teak tree.

As an adjective teak

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

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

    * * ----

    teakwood

    English

    Noun

  • Wood of a teak tree.
  • *{{quote-news, year=2007, date=October 25, author=Sean D. Hamill, title=A Riverboat Could Be Cruising to the End of the Line, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=In addition to stained-glass windows and a graceful chandelier over the grand staircase, the boat was festooned with elegant teakwood handrails that encircle the decks, red mahogany that graces the walls in common areas, and rare Siamese ironwood floors. }}
  • An item of craftsmanship made from teak.
  • A wooded area with many teak trees.