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amboyna

British  
/ æmˈbɔɪnə /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of amboyna

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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