Difference between Teak and Teakwood

What is the difference between Teak and Teakwood?

Teak as a noun is an extremely durable timber highly valued for shipbuilding and other purposes, yielded by tectona grandis (and tectona spp.). while Teakwood as a noun is wood of a teak tree.

Teak

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: (colour) of a yellowish brown colour, like that of teak wood.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: an extremely durable timber highly valued for shipbuilding and other purposes, yielded by Tectona grandis (and Tectona spp.). a tree of the species in the genus Tectona (colour) a yellowish brown colour, like that of teak wood.

Teakwood

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Wood of a teak tree.An item of craftsmanship made from teak.A wooded area with many teak trees.

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