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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