amboyna
amboina
/ (æmˈbɔɪnə) /
the mottled curly-grained wood of an Indonesian leguminous tree, Pterocarpus indicus, used in making furniture
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How to use amboyna in a sentence
A grey fort, and weather-worn Government offices, flank the green aloon-aloon of amboyna, surrounded by tamarind avenues.
Through the Malay Archipelago | Emily RichingsA few details on the roadstead of amboyna, and the manners and customs of the native population, will not be out of place.
Celebrated Travels and Travellers | Jules VerneUpon leaving amboyna, the expedition sailed for the south-west coast of Australia.
Celebrated Travels and Travellers | Jules VerneI wonder where that North amboyna is that you once mentioned to me—and what kind of a place it is.
The Letters of Anne Gilchrist and Walt Whitman | Walt WhitmanThis species grows wild near amboyna (Rumphius), where it is also cultivated.
Origin of Cultivated Plants | Alphonse De Candolle
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