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‖ kyabuka, kiabooca|kaɪəˈbuːkə|
Also kia-, kyabooca, -buca.
[Malay kayu-buku knot-wood, i.e. kayu tree + buku knot, joint; in Du. spelling kajoe-boekoe.]
A Malaysian tree (Pterospermum Indicum) furnishing an ornamental wood, known also as Amboyna wood (q.v.).
1831E. J. Trelawny Adv. Younger Son II. 304 A variety of gums and resins, cocoa-nut oil, sandal and kiabouka wood. 1850Weale Dict. Terms 246/2 Kiabooca wood.. imported from Sincapore, is very ornamental, and is used for small boxes and writing-desks. 1861H. F. C. Cleghorn Forests S. India 279 Kiabuca-wood, or Amboyna-wood. 1865G. C. M. Birdwood Veg. Prod. Bombay 346 Pterospermum indicum is the tree which yields Amboyna or Kyabuca wood. |