ebony

Noun	1.	ebony - a very dark black                     coal black, jet black, pitch black, soot black, sable black, blackness, inkiness - the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)
	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
	3.	ebony - tropical tree of southern Asia having hard dark-colored heartwood used in cabinetwork Diospyros ebenum, ebony tree Diospyros, genus Diospyros - a genus of trees or shrubs that have beautiful and valuable wood 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
Adj.	1.	ebony - of a very dark black ebon achromatic, neutral - having no hue; "neutral colors like black or white"

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ebony

adjective black, dark, jet, raven, sable, pitch-black, jet-black, inky, swarthy, coal-black He had rich, soft ebony hair. see shades from black to white