'New Zeland teak' definitions:

Definition of 'New Zeland teak'

From: GCIDE
  • Teak \Teak\ (t[=e]k), n. [Malayalam 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.] [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]