Ebony is a general name for very dense black wood. In the strictest sense it is yielded by several species in the genus Diospyros, but other heavy, black (or dark colored) woods (from completely unrelated trees) are sometimes also called ebony. Some well-known species of ebony include Diospyros ebenum (Ceylon ebony), native to southern India and Sri Lanka, and Diospyros dendro (= D.
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ebony Any of various tropical Asian or African trees of the genus Diospyros.
ebony A type of wood, usually black and almost as heavy and hard as stone.