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mountain ebony

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noun
orchid tree.
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Origin of mountain ebony

First recorded in 1715–25

Words nearby mountain ebony

mountain cranberry, mountain currant, mountain daisy, mountain devil, mountain dew, mountain ebony, mountaineer, mountaineering, mountain everlasting, mountain fetterbush, mountain goat
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How to use mountain ebony in a sentence

  • The flowers of this Mountain Ebony are of a purplish-red colour, marked with white, and with yellow bottoms.

    Plant Lore, Legends, and Lyrics|Richard Folkard
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