ebony

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Middle English misreading of the Latin hebenius (“‘pertaining to ebony’”), from ebenus, from Ancient Greek ἔβενος (ebenos), “‘ebony tree’”), from Egyptian hbny:

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[edit] Noun

Singular
ebony

Plural
ebonies

ebony (plural ebonies)

  1. A hard, heavy, deep black wood from various subtropical and tropical trees, especially of the genus Diospyros.
  2. A tree that yields such wood.
  3. (color/colour) A deep, dark black colour.
    ebony colour:    

[edit] Translations

wood
tree
colour

[edit] Adjective

ebony

  1. made of ebony
  2. (color/colour) a deep, dark black colour.
    ebony colour:    

[edit] Translations

made of ebony
colour

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