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Amboina pine

Amboina pine

9.9
A tropical tree from the Moluccas and the Philippines that gives dammar resin
  • noun
  • Philippine
translation icon : pino de Amboina
  • The Amboina pine is often tapped for its valuable dammar resin.

Examples

  • Local craftsmen use timber from the Amboina pine for making furniture.

  • The forest reserve is home to a number of Amboina pine trees.

  • The Amboina pine is prized for its beautiful wood.

  • Many craftsmen prefer Amboina pines for fine furniture.

  • Local craftsmen use timber from the Amboina pine for making furniture.

  • The Amboina pine is often tapped for its valuable dammar resin.

  • The forest reserve is home to a number of Amboina pine trees.

Synonyms

amboyna pine
vsAmboina pine
  • Philippine
9.5

A tropical tree from Indonesia and the Philippines that makes a resin used in furniture

is the same meaning but written with a different conventional spelling
Agathis alba
vsAmboina pine
  • Specialized
9.9

A large evergreen tree from the Philippines and nearby islands that produces dammar resin

is the general tropical description without stressing size or leaf type
Agathis dammara
vsAmboina pine
  • Specialized
9.9

A large evergreen tree from the Moluccas and the Philippines that gives dammar resin

is a neutral description that does not stress notable uses
dammar pine
vsAmboina pine
  • Australian
9.9

A tall tree that produces a hard clear resin used to make varnish

is one specific tree rather than the broader group of resin producers

Surface Forms

Amboina pine singular
Amboina pines plural

Morphology

Amboina + pine

The noun phrase is a straightforward place-name + noun composition: 'Amboina' (a toponym) modifies 'pine', indicating a type of pine associated with that place. If a learner knows both constituents, they can readily infer it refers to a pine native to or from Amboina/Moluccas, so the meaning is compositionally transparent.

Etymology

Amboina pine likely comes from the island Amboina, now called 'Ambon' in Indonesia, where the tree grew in large numbers. English speakers added the word pine because the tree's tall shape and wood reminded them of the pine trees they knew, so the name points to both the place and the kind of tree.