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AMBOYNA
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
Noun
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.
Synonyms
• padauk
Anagrams
• Abanyom
Source: Wiktionary
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(noun) an intellectual hold or understanding; “a good grip on French history”; “they kept a firm grip on the two top priorities”; “he was in the grip of a powerful emotion”; “a terrible power had her in its grasp”
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