amboyna

amboina

/ (æmˈbɔɪnə) /

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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Example sentences from the Web for amboyna

At length we arrived at Amboyna, where we remained some time repairing damages and refitting the frigate as far as we were able.
Ben Burton|W. H. G. Kingston
During thirty years the memory of the massacre of Amboyna had remained fresh with the English.
A Short History of the Royal Navy 1217 to 1688|David Hannay
The only kinds known were the ring-necked lory and the common red and green lorikeet, both common at Amboyna.
The Malay Archipelago|Alfred Russell Wallace
On leaving Amboyna, we accordingly shaped our course in that direction.
Mark Seaworth|William H.G. Kingston

One of my Amboyna lads, however, left me, so that I was still rather short of hands.
The Malay Archipelago|Alfred Russell Wallace

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