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n. 1 A south-east Asian tree, (taxlink Pterocarpus indicus species noshow=1) 2 The reddish, mottled or striped wood of this tree, used in cabinetmaking
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Amboyna or amboina can refer to:
- Amboina box turtle (Cuora amboinensis), of Asia
- Amboina king parrot (Alisterus amboinensis), of Indonesia
- Amboyna (genus), a moth genus
- Amboyna (play), a play by John Dryden
- Amboyna massacre, in 1623 in Indonesia
- Amboyna burl of Pterocarpus trees
- Ambon Island, sometimes named Amboyna, part of the Maluku Islands of Indonesia
- Ambon, Maluku, a city on Ambon Island
Amboyna, or the Cruelties of the Dutch to the English Merchants is a tragedy by John Dryden written in 1673. Its subject is the Amboyna massacre that took place on Ambon Island in 1623.
Dryden reportedly wrote the play in the short space of a month; he wanted to produce a topical piece, since Britain was at that time at war with The Netherlands. The original production was acted by the King's Company at the theatre at Lincoln's Inn Fields.
In the stage production by the King's Company, Nicholas Burt played Perez, while Rebecca Marshall played Ysabinda.
Amboyna is a genus of moths belonging to the subfamily Tortricinae of the family Tortricidae.
Usage examples of "amboyna".
Malucas it is all islands, and on the south side are many uniting with those of Banda and Amboyna, where the Dutch carry on a trade.
New Guinea, was the Fort of Amboyna, and that the date was the 4th of March 1607.
I wish they would: they do not possess a single ship of the line, and three of their fat merchantmen passed Amboyna last week - such prizes!
Dutch held in Ceylon, with Malacca, Cochin, Chinsura, Amboyna, and Banda, fell into the hands of the British.
Borneo supplied camphor, Amboyna nutmegs and mace, and two small islands, Temote and Tidor, offered cloves.
But when once the Portuguese were beaten the allies fell out among themselves, the Dutch got the upper hand, and, in 1623, killed off the English traders at Amboyna, one of the Moluccas.