ebony

noun

tropical tree of southern Asia having hard dark-colored heartwood used in cabinetwork

hard dark-colored heartwood of the ebony tree

a very dark black

adjective

of a very dark black

Roots

hebenosebon- · Greek · ebony wood y-y · English · made of, having

Synonyms for ebony

ebonadj mahoganyn sablen blackadj inkinessn teakn nigrescencen nigritude burln oakn

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Where does ebony come from?

The word ebony breaks down into 2 roots of Greek and English origin: ebon, from Greek hebenos (“ebony wood”); and -y, from English y (“made of, having”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.