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amboyna

/ æmˈbɔɪnə /

noun

  1. the mottled curly-grained wood of an Indonesian leguminous tree, Pterocarpus indicus, used in making furniture

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of amboyna1

C19: from the island of Amboina
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Specimens of amboyna wood, the odoriferous sandal wood from Timor, clove wood, and other choice woods from the Moluccas and Prince of Wales Island, were sent home to the Great Exhibition in 1851.

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