ebony

Inflections of 'ebony' (n): npl: ebonies

eb•on•y n., pl. -on•ies, adj.
n.

Furniture[uncountable] a hard, heavy, strong, dark wood from tropical Africa and Asia.
Furniture, Plant Biology[countable] any tree providing such wood.
[uncountable] a deep, lustrous black.

adj.

eb•on•y n., pl. -on•ies, adj.
n.

Furniturea 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.
Furniture, Plant Biologyany tree yielding such wood.
Furniture, Plant Biologyany of various similar woods or trees.
a deep, lustrous black.

adj.

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ebony /ˈɛbənɪ/ n ( pl -onies)

any of various tropical and subtropical trees of the genus Diospyros, esp D. ebenum of S India, that have hard dark wood: family Ebenaceae See also persimmon
the wood of such a tree, much used for cabinetwork
- a black colour, sometimes with a dark olive tinge
- (as adjective): ebony hair

Etymology: 16th Century hebeny, from Late Latin ebeninus from Greek ebeninos, from ebenos ebony, of Egyptian origin

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