amboyna

noun am·boy·na \am-ˈbȯi-nə\

Definition of AMBOYNA

: a mottled curly-grained wood of a southeast Asian tree (Pterocarpus indicus) of the legume family

am·boy·na or am·boi·na \am-ˈbȯi-nə\

Amboina, Moluccas, Indonesia

First Known Use: 1770

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