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amboyna wood (hardwood, <wood by composition or origin>, ... Materials (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: General term for hard, patterned wood from any of several trees of the genus Pterocarpus that are native to southern Asia. Amboyna wood has a striped, curved or mottled grain that varies in color from pale yellow to a deep red. The medium texture polishes to a silky surface. It is used for veneer, inlay and decorative furniture. Amboyna burls are valued for veneers. The name, which dates to the 19th century, comes from Ambon island in Indonesia.
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| amboyna wood (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,N)
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| amboyna (wood) (C,U,English,UF,U,N)
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| amboyna (hout) (Dutch-P,D,U,U)
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| 安波那木材 (C,U,Chinese (traditional)-P,D,U,U)
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| 安波那木 (C,U,Chinese (traditional),UF,U,U)
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| ān pō nà mù cái (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Hanyu Pinyin)-P,UF,U,U)
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| an po na mu cai (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Pinyin without tones)-P,UF,U,U)
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| an p'o na mu ts'ai (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Wade-Giles)-P,UF,U,U)
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| madera de amboina (C,U,Spanish-P,D,U,U)
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Facet/Hierarchy Code: M.MT |
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............................ wood (plant material) (G) |
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.................................... hardwood (G) |
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........................................ amboyna wood (G) |
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| Chinese (traditional) ..... 由快速生長的亞洲木或安波那木(pterospermum indicum)所提供的一種硬木，產於摩鹿加群島。安波那木具有細緻的木紋與獨特的捲曲、斑紋外觀，顏色為淺紅棕到橘色，常用於鑲嵌細工與傢具製造。該命名可追溯至十九世紀，源自於印尼的安汶島。
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| Dutch ..... Hardhout afkomstig uit de snel groeiende Aziatische amboyna (pterospermum indicum) een boom die voorkomt in de Molukken. Het hout van de amboyna heeft een fijne nerf en een aantrekkelijk gedraaid en gevlekt aspect. Het hout is licht roodbruin tot oranje van kleur. Amboyna wordt vaak gebruikt voor marqueterie en kabinetten. De naam dateert uit de 19de eeuw en is afgeleid van het eiland Ambon in Indonesië. |
| Spanish ..... Una madera dura que proviene del árbol asiático de rápido crecimiento amboina (pterospermum indicum), que se encuentra en las Islas Molucas. La madera de amboina tiene un grano cerrado y atractivas figuras moteadas y en volutas. Es de color rojizo-marrón claro hasta naranja. Usualmente empleada en marquetería y ebanistería. El nombre, que data del siglo XIX, proviene de la isla Ambon de Indonesia. |
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Related concepts: |
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| derived/made from .... |
Pterocarpus dalbergioides (species) |
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(Pterocarpus (genus), Fabaceae (family), ... Living Organisms (hierarchy name)) [300343859] |
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Pterocarpus indicus (species) |
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(Pterocarpus (genus), Fabaceae (family), ... Living Organisms (hierarchy name)) [300343860] |
| derived/made from .... |
Pterocarpus macrocarpus (species) |
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(Pterocarpus (genus), Fabaceae (family), ... Living Organisms (hierarchy name)) [300343857] |
| derived/made from .... |
Pterocarpus soyauxii (species) |
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(Pterocarpus (genus), Fabaceae (family), ... Living Organisms (hierarchy name)) [300343858] |
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