ebony
[ eb-uh-nee ]
/ ˈɛb ə ni /
noun, plural eb·on·ies.
a hard, heavy, durable wood, most highly prized when black, from various tropical trees of the genus Diospyros, as D. ebenum of southern India and Sri Lanka, used for cabinetwork, ornamental objects, etc.
any tree yielding such wood.
any of various similar woods or trees.
a deep, lustrous black.
adjective
Also ebon. made of ebony.
of a deep, lustrous black.
Words nearby ebony
ebonics, ebonist, ebonite, ebonize, ebonji, ebony, ebony spleenwort, ebor., eboracum, ebracteate, ebrd
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ebony
/ (ˈɛbənɪ) /
noun plural -onies
any of various tropical and subtropical trees of the genus Diospyros, esp D. ebenum of S India, that have hard dark wood: family EbenaceaeSee also persimmon
the wood of such a tree, much used for cabinetwork
- a black colour, sometimes with a dark olive tinge
- (as adjective)an ebony skin
Word Origin for ebony
C16 hebeny, from Late Latin ebeninus from Greek ebeninos, from ebenos ebony, of Egyptian origin
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