ebony (n.)

  1. a very dark black

    [ Syn: coal black , jet black , pitch black , sable , soot black ]

  2. hard dark-colored heartwood of the ebony tree; used in cabinetwork and for piano keys

  3. tropical tree of southern Asia having hard dark-colored heartwood used in cabinetwork

    [ Syn: ebony tree , diospyros ebenum ]

    ebony (adj.)

  1. of a very dark black

    [ Syn: ebon ]

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