Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Teak \Teak\, n. [Malayalm 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}.]

   {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.

African \Af"ri*can\, a. [L. Africus, Africanus, fr. Afer
   African.]
   Of or pertaining to Africa.

   {African hemp}, a fiber prepared from the leaves of the
      {Sanseviera Guineensis}, a plant found in Africa and
      India.

   {African marigold}, a tropical American plant ({Tagetes
      erecta}).

   {African oak} or {African teak}, a timber furnished by
      {Oldfieldia Africana}, used in ship building.