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Amboina pine

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variants: or Amboyna pine \ " \

Definition of Amboina pine

: a tall tree (Agathis alba) native to the Moluccas and the Philippines and the chief source of dammar resin

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First Known Use of Amboina pine

1838, in the meaning defined above

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“Amboina pine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Amboina%20pine. Accessed 17 Aug. 2022.

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