ALL meanings of ebony
eb·on·y
E e - noun ebony A hard, heavy, deep black wood from various subtropical and tropical trees, especially of the genus Diospyros. 1
- noun plural ebony a 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. 1
- noun plural ebony any tree yielding such wood. 1
- noun plural ebony any of various similar woods or trees. 1
- noun plural ebony a deep, lustrous black. 1
- adjective ebony Also, ebon. made of ebony. 1
- adjective ebony of a deep, lustrous black. 1
- noun ebony hard wood 1
- noun ebony black 1
- adjective ebony made of ebony 1
- noun ebony ebony tree 1
- uncountable noun ebony Ebony is a very hard, heavy, dark-coloured wood. 0
- adjective ebony Something that is ebony is a very deep black colour. 0
- noun ebony any of various tropical and subtropical trees of the genus Diospyros, esp D. ebenum of S India, that have hard dark wood: family Ebenaceae 0
- noun ebony the wood of such a tree, much used for cabinetwork 0
- noun ebony a black colour, sometimes with a dark olive tinge 0
- noun ebony (as adjective) 0
- noun ebony the hard, heavy, dark, durable wood of any of various trees, esp. of a group of persimmons native to tropical Africa, Asia, and Sri Lanka: it is used for furniture and decorative woodwork 0
- noun ebony any tree that yields this wood 0
- adjective ebony like ebony, esp. in color; dark or black 0
- adjective ebony designating a family (Ebenaceae, order Ebenales) of dicotyledonous tropical trees and shrubs, including the persimmon 0