kiaboocaEtymologyBorrowed from Malay kayu buku (literally “knot/joint wood”).kiabooca means amboyna wood, the reddish wood taken from burls of Pterocarpus indicus. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 88 out of 100.nounAmboyna wood, the reddish wood taken from burls of Pterocarpus indicus.