Am·boy·na wood A beautiful mottled and curled wood, used in cabinetwork. It is obtained from the Pterocarpus Indicus of Amboyna, Borneo, etc.
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Pterocarpus indicus
n : tree native to southeastern Asia having reddish wood with a
mottled or striped black grain [syn: padauk, padouk,
amboyna]