Tectona

noun

Tec·​to·​na

tekˈtōnə

: a small genus of trees (family Verbenaceae) of India, Malaysia, and the Philippines having entire woolly leaves and paniculate cymes of small white or bluish flowers see teak

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, perhaps from Greek tektōn carpenter; from its use in carpentry

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