Mottled curly-grained wood of Pterocarpus indicus.
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Examples for "amboyna "
Examples for "amboyna "
1 A day's sail took us off Amboyna , the capital of the Moluccas.
2 He had brought with him, from Amboyna , his old companion, John Deyro.
3 On leaving Amboyna , we accordingly shaped our course in that direction.
4 He demanded compensation from the Dutch for the half-forgotten outrage of Amboyna in 1623.
5 We came to an anchor off the town of Amboyna .
1 The sissoo, the Andaman redwood , the teak, the mahogany, the satin-wood, the chikrasi, the toona, and the sirisha should be principally chosen.
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