African teak

noun

Baikiaea plurijuga, of the African tropics.

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Rhodesian teak
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Meanings

nounAfrican teak (countable and uncountable, plural African teaks)

plural African teaks

  1. A tree or wood of any of the following species:
    1. countableuncountableBaikiaea plurijuga, of the African tropics.

      Synonyms: Rhodesian teak

    2. countableuncountableMilicia excelsa (iroko).
    3. countableuncountablePericopsis elata (afrormosia).
    4. countableuncountablePterocarpus angolensis (kajatenhout).

Synonyms & antonyms

nounBaikiaea plurijuga, of the African tropics.

Similar
Rhodesian teak
Also see
afrormosiarhodesian teakrock elm
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APA

African teak. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/African%20teak

MLA

“African teak.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/African%20teak. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “African teak,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/African%20teak.

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