单词 | ebony |
释义 | Word Frequency ebony(ˈɛbənɪ) nounWord forms: plural -onies 1. 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 persimmon 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) an ebony skin Word origin C16 hebeny, from Late Latin ebeninus from Greek ebeninos, from ebenos ebony, of Egyptian origin |
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