Elegant wood (4 letters)

{ Answer }

TEAK

{ Related Clues }

A hardwood
Hardwood
Alternative to cedar
Boat material
Cedar alternative
Deck material
Deck wood
Durable wood
Fine wood
Flooring wood
Furniture wood
Hard wood
Ship material
Ship timber
Ship wood
Shipbuilder's stock
Shipbuilder's wood
Shipbuilding lumber
Shipbuilding wood
Thai export
Valuable hardwood
Wood for shipbuilders
Wood for shipbuilding
Wood from Thailand
Big Indonesian export
Common office decor
Runabout's deck material
Strong, durable wood
Tropical timber tree
Water-resistant wood
Weather-resistant wood
Wood used in shipbuilding

{ Tags }

alternative, cedar, deck, durable, elegant, export, furniture, hard, hardwood, material, patio, resistant, ship, shipbuilders, shipbuilding, some, teak, timber, used, valuable, wood

{ Notes }

The answer TEAK is seen frequently, appearing about once every 190 puzzles.

{ Definition }

TEAK as a noun:

1. (teak, teakwood) = hard strong durable yellowish-brown wood of teak trees; resistant to insects and to warping; used for furniture and in shipbuilding

2. (teak, Tectona grandis) = tall East Indian timber tree now planted in western Africa and tropical America for its hard durable wood