amboyna

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noun

A south-east Asian tree, Pterocarpus indicus.

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padaukAndaman redwoodpadoukPterocarpus indicus
OriginPortuguese Amboina ← Dutch Amboina →
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Meanings

amboyna1

nounamboyna (countable and uncountable, plural amboynas)

plural amboynas

  1. countableuncountableA south-east Asian tree, Pterocarpus indicus.
  2. countableuncountableThe reddish, mottled or striped wood of this tree, used in cabinet-making.

Amboyna2

proper noun
  1. Ambon Island, part of the Maluku Islands of Indonesia.

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
padauk

nounmottled curly-grained wood of Pterocarpus indicus

Similar
Andaman redwood
Broader
rosewood

nountree native to southeastern Asia having reddish wood with a mottled or striped black grain

Similar
padaukpadoukPterocarpus indicus
Broader
tree
Also see
padauk

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. DutchAmboina
  2. PortugueseAmboina
  3. EnglishAmboyna

Ultimately from Portuguese Amboina, likely through Dutch Amboina, Amboyna, cognate to Old Javanese Ambwan (“Ambon”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Abanyom
Cite this entry
APA

amboyna. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amboyna

MLA

“amboyna.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amboyna. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “amboyna,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/amboyna.

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