amboyna
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am·boy·na

noun \am-ˈbi-nə\

Definition of AMBOYNA

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

Variants of AMBOYNA

am·boy·na or am·boi·na \am-ˈbi-nə\

Origin of AMBOYNA

Amboina, Moluccas, Indonesia
First Known Use: 1770

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