1. Tropical tree of southern Asia having hard dark-coloured heartwood used in cabinetwork
   "The piano keys were made from ebony wood"; "The craftsman used genuine ebony tree wood for the piano keys";
   - ebony tree, Diospyros ebenum
    
2. Hard dark-coloured heartwood of the ebony tree; used in cabinetwork and for piano keys
   "The antique chess set featured pieces carved from ebony"
    
3. A very dark black
   "Her hair was ebony, contrasting sharply with her pale skin";
   - coal black, jet black, pitch black, sable, soot black

1. Of a very dark black
   "The ebony night sky was filled with stars";
   - ebon

Derived forms: ebonies

See also: achromatic, neutral

Type of: black, blackness, inkiness, tree, wood

Part of: Diospyros, genus Diospyros

Encyclopedia: Ebony, Kent