ebony
noun/ˈebəni/
/ˈebəni/
[uncountable]- the hard black wood of various tropical trees
- an ebony carving
Word Originlate Middle English: from earlier ebon (via Old French and Latin from Greek ebenos ‘ebony tree’), perhaps on the pattern of ivory.Definitions on the go
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