Teak (wood)
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Descripción
Wood of the species Tectona grandis, native to south and southeast Asia, including India, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Myanmar; it is cultivated in many additional areas, including Africa and the Caribbean. Teak is a golden brown wood with a straight grain and coarse texture, very resistant to insects and decay. It is used for high quality furniture, boxes, chests, doors, shipbuilding, railway carriages, veneer, and in India also for building houses. Teak wood retains an aromatic leathery smell for over a hundred years or more.
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Otros términos
- teakhout [nl]
- teca (legno) [it]
- teca (madera) [es]
- tekka (bois) [fr]
- Tiekholz [de]
- tēkka (wood) [ms]
- thekkam (wood) [ta]
- common teak (wood) [en]
- Indian teak (wood) [en]
- teakwood (wood) [en]
- Indian oak (wood) [en]
- teca (bois) [fr]
- theka (wood) [ms]
- jati (wood) [un]