amboyna
amboina
/ (æmˈbɔɪnə) /
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noun
the mottled curly-grained wood of an Indonesian leguminous tree, Pterocarpus indicus, used in making furniture
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Word Origin for amboyna
C19: from the island of Amboina
Words nearby amboyna
Amboina wood, Amboise, ambon, Ambonese, ambosexual, amboyna, ambrette, ambrette seed, ambrette-seed oil, ambrettolide, ambroid
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