The decorative timber of a rapidly growing SE Asian tree, used for cabinetmaking.
The tree is Pterocarpus indicus, family Leguminosae
Example sentencesExamples
- Its paleness escapes looking bland thanks to contrasting inlays of ebony, walnut and amboyna, a wood distinguished by bird's eye curls.
- The centrepiece of the pavilion was a grand piano designed by Ruhlmann and made from such exotic materials as amboyna wood and Macassar ebony.
- This set is made of two continuous pieces of rich colored amboyna burl.
- After finishing the surface, the grain texture of amboyna wood has a depth and richness unmatched in other textured woods.
- Exquisite furniture made from exotic woods fills the house, such as the large Victorian wardrobe veneered in amboyna wood, which can be seen in the Queen's Suite.