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Word: Ebony
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English: from earlier ebon (via Old French and Latin from Greek ebenos ‘ebony tree’), perhaps on the pattern of ivory
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈɛbəni
Dialects: British English
Definition:
heavy blackish or very dark brown timber from a mainly tropical tree.
Short Definition:heavy blackish or very dark brown timber from tropical tree
Definition:
a tree of tropical and warm-temperate regions which produces ebony.
Short Definition:tree of tropical and warm-temperate regions
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