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Teak
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A general term applied, usually with a geographical prefix, to wood that resembles true teak Tectona grandis.
The word is Malayal tekka Tamil tekku. This name was adopted owing to the fact that Europeans first became acquainted with the wood in Malabar, India (Hobson-Jobson).
(See also Kiaat).
Books linked to this entry
| Potgieter, DJ (Editor-in-chief). 1974. Standard Encyclopaedia of South Africa [SESA] Volume 10 Sle-Tun. Cape Town: Nasou pp 440-441 |
| Smith, Christo Albertyn, Phillips, Edwin Percy (Editor) & Van Hoepen, Estelle (Editor) . 1966. Common names of South African plants (Botanical Survey Memoir No. 35). Pretoria: Department of Agricultural Technical Services. Botanical Research Institute pp 457 |