Associations to the word «Amboyna»

Wiktionary

AMBOYNA, noun. A south-east Asian tree, Pterocarpus indicus
AMBOYNA, noun. The reddish, mottled or striped wood of this tree, used in cabinetmaking

Dictionary definition

AMBOYNA, noun. Mottled curly-grained wood of Pterocarpus indicus.
AMBOYNA, noun. Tree native to southeastern Asia having reddish wood with a mottled or striped black grain.

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