pterocarpus indicus

2 definitions found

pterocarpus indicus - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Amboyna wood \Am*boy"na wood\
     A beautiful mottled and curled wood, used in cabinetwork. It
     is obtained from the Pterocarpus Indicus of Amboyna,
     Borneo, etc.
     [1913 Webster]

pterocarpus indicus - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Pterocarpus indicus
      n 1: tree native to southeastern Asia having reddish wood with a
           mottled or striped black grain [syn: padauk, padouk,
           amboyna, Pterocarpus indicus]