[ 'ɛb(ə)ni ]
■ noun
1》 heavy blackish or very dark brown wood from a tree of tropical and warm regions.
2》 the tree which produces ~. [ Diospyros ebenum (India and Sri Lanka) and other species.]
3》 a very dark brown or black colour.
Origin
ME: from earlier ebon (via OFr. and L. from Gk ebenos '~ tree'), perh. on the pattern of ivory .