amboyna

/ (æmˈbɔɪnə) /

the mottled curly-grained wood of an Indonesian leguminous tree, Pterocarpus indicus, used in making furniture

Word Origin for amboyna

C19: from the island of Amboina

At length we arrived at Amboyna, where we remained some time repairing damages and refitting the frigate as far as we were able.

Ben Burton |W. H. G. Kingston
During thirty years the memory of the massacre of Amboyna had remained fresh with the English.

A Short History of the Royal Navy 1217 to 1688 |David Hannay
The only kinds known were the ring-necked lory and the common red and green lorikeet, both common at Amboyna.

The Malay Archipelago |Alfred Russell Wallace
On leaving Amboyna, we accordingly shaped our course in that direction.

Mark Seaworth |William H.G. Kingston

One of my Amboyna lads, however, left me, so that I was still rather short of hands.

The Malay Archipelago |Alfred Russell Wallace