1. noun, adjective (of) a type of wood, usually black and almost as heavy and hard as stone.
2. adjective black as ebony.
Ebony is a dense black wood, most commonly yielded by several species in the genus Diospyros, but may also refer to other heavy, black (or dark colored) woods from unrelated species.
Noun | 1. | ebony - a very dark black |
2. | ebony - hard dark-colored heartwood of the ebony tree; used in cabinetwork and for piano keys
Diospyros ebenum, ebony tree, ebony - tropical tree of southern Asia having hard dark-colored heartwood used in cabinetwork
wood - the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
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3. | ebony - tropical tree of southern Asia having hard dark-colored heartwood used in cabinetwork
ebony - hard dark-colored heartwood of the ebony tree; used in cabinetwork and for piano keys
tree - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
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Adj. | 1. | ebony - of a very dark black |
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