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eb·on·y E0021900 (ĕb′ə-nē)n. pl. eb·on·ies 1. Any of various tropical Asian or African trees of the genus Diospyros.2. The wood of such a tree, especially the hard black heartwood of D. ebenum or certain other species, used in cabinetwork and inlaying and for piano keys.3. The hard dark wood of various other trees.4. The color black; ebon.adj.1. Made of or suggesting ebony.2. Black in color.
[Probably from Middle English hebenyf, ebony wood, from alteration of Late Latin hebeninus, of ebony, from Greek ebeninos, from ebenos, ebony tree, from Egyptian hbny.]ebony (ˈɛbənɪ) n, pl -onies1. (Plants) 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 persimmon2. (Plants) the wood of such a tree, much used for cabinetwork3. (Colours) a. a black colour, sometimes with a dark olive tingeb. (as adjective): an ebony skin. [C16 hebeny, from Late Latin ebeninus from Greek ebeninos, from ebenos ebony, of Egyptian origin]eb•on•y (ˈɛb ə ni)
n., pl. -on•ies,
adj. n. 1. a hard, heavy, durable, dark wood from tropical trees of the African and Asian genus Diospyros, of the ebony family, used for cabinetwork, ornamental objects, etc. 2. any tree yielding such wood. 3. a deep, lustrous black. adj. 4. made of ebony. 5. of a deep, lustrous black. [1590–1600; earlier hebeny; see ebon; -y perhaps after ivory] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  ebony - a very dark black coal black, jet black, pitch black, soot black, sableblack, blackness, inkiness - the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white) | | 2. | ebony - hard dark-colored heartwood of the ebony tree; used in cabinetwork and for piano keysDiospyros ebenum, ebony tree, ebony - tropical tree of southern Asia having hard dark-colored heartwood used in cabinetworkwood - the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees | | 3. |  ebony - tropical tree of southern Asia having hard dark-colored heartwood used in cabinetworkDiospyros ebenum, ebony treeDiospyros, genus Diospyros - a genus of trees or shrubs that have beautiful and valuable woodebony - hard dark-colored heartwood of the ebony tree; used in cabinetwork and for piano keystree - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms | | Adj. | 1. | ebony - of a very dark blackebonachromatic, neutral - having no hue; "neutral colors like black or white" |
ebonyadjective black, dark, jet, raven, sable, pitch-black, jet-black, inky, swarthy, coal-black He had rich, soft ebony hair. see shades from black to whiteebonyadjectiveOf the darkest achromatic visual value:black, ebon, inky, jet, jetty, onyx, pitch-black, pitchy, sable, sooty.Translationsebony (ˈebəni) 1. noun, adjective (of) a type of wood, usually black and almost as heavy and hard as stone. 黑檀木 乌木，黑檀 2. adjective black as ebony. 烏黑的 似乌木的ebony
ebony, common name for members of the Ebenaceae, a family of trees and shrubs widely distributed in warmer climates and in the tropics. The principal genus, Diospyros, includes both ebony and persimmon trees. Ebony wood, valued from ancient times, is hard and dark; it is extensively used for piano keys and in cabinetmaking, especially the black Macassar ebony of India and the East Indies. Several species (notably D. hirsuta) that have wood striped with black or with shades of brown are called calamander wood or variegated ebony. Several other unrelated hardwoods are commonly called ebony. Of the many species in the family bearing edible fruit, the best known are the persimmons. D. virginiana is native in the United States E of the Mississippi. The Japanese persimmon (D. kaki) is cultivated in Japan and China, in the Mediterranean area, and in the warmer regions of the United States. The unripe fruit contains tannic acid, a powerful astringent. Soft and pulpy when ripe, persimmons are difficult to market. Large quantities are eaten on the tree by opossums, whence the name possumwood for the tree. Persimmon wood has a limited use in the manufacture of objects (e.g., golf club heads) requiring hard wood. The ebony family is classified in the division MagnoliophytaMagnoliophyta
, division of the plant kingdom consisting of those organisms commonly called the flowering plants, or angiosperms. The angiosperms have leaves, stems, and roots, and vascular, or conducting, tissue (xylem and phloem).
..... Click the link for more information. , order Ebenales, class Magnoliopsida.ebonyWood of a number of tropical species, usually distinguished by its dark color, durability, and hardness; used for carving and ornamental cabinetwork. See also: Douglas firEbony the dark wood of several species of tropical trees of the family Ebenaceae and several other families (Mimosaceae, Papi-lionaceae). Its color ranges from green to black. The best grades of ebony come from the tropical Diospyros crassiflora, D. ebenum, D. haplostylis, D. melanoxyion, and D. reticulata. The black heartwood is uniform in structure, heavy (with a density greater than 1), and hard. The annual rings and medullary rays are unnoticeable. Green ebony is obtained chiefly from the Central American Tecoma leucoxylon of the family Bignoniaceae. Ebony is used as an ornamental facing for expensive furniture. It is also used in inlaid work and for the manufacture of musical instruments and various other wooden articles. The wood of D. lotus, from Transcaucasia and Middle Asia, is used in the USSR as an ebony substitute. It is used for various lathed objects, in joinery, and in the manufacture of shuttles for looms. ebony[′eb·ə·nē] (botany) Any of several African and Asian trees of the genus Diospyros, providing a hard, durable wood. ebonyWood of a number of tropical species usually distinguished by its dark color, durability, and hardness; used for carving, ornamental cabinetwork, etc.ebony1. any of various tropical and subtropical trees of the genus Diospyros, esp D. ebenum of S India, that have hard dark wood: family Ebenaceae 2. the wood of such a tree, much used for cabinetwork 3. a. a black colour, sometimes with a dark olive tinge b. (as adjective: ebony skin ebony
Synonyms for ebonyadj blackSynonyms- black
- dark
- jet
- raven
- sable
- pitch-black
- jet-black
- inky
- swarthy
- coal-black
Synonyms for ebonyadj of the darkest achromatic visual valueSynonyms- black
- ebon
- inky
- jet
- jetty
- onyx
- pitch-black
- pitchy
- sable
- sooty
Synonyms for ebonynoun a very dark blackSynonyms- coal black
- jet black
- pitch black
- soot black
- sable
Related Wordsnoun hard dark-colored heartwood of the ebony treeRelated Words- Diospyros ebenum
- ebony tree
- ebony
- wood
noun tropical tree of southern Asia having hard dark-colored heartwood used in cabinetworkSynonyms- Diospyros ebenum
- ebony tree
Related Words- Diospyros
- genus Diospyros
- ebony
- tree
adj of a very dark blackSynonymsRelated Words |