padauk, padouk, amboyna, Pterocarpus indicus
(noun) tree native to southeastern Asia having reddish wood with a mottled or striped black grain
amboyna, Andaman redwood
(noun) mottled curly-grained wood of Pterocarpus indicus
Source: WordNet® 3.1
amboyna (countable and uncountable, plural amboynas)
A south-east Asian tree, Pterocarpus indicus.
The reddish, mottled or striped wood of this tree, used in cabinet-making.
• padauk
• Abanyom
Source: Wiktionary
23 May 2025
(adverb) showing consideration and thoughtfulness; “he had thoughtfully brought with him some food to share”
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
