ebony
adj : very dark black [syn: {ebon}]
n 1: a very dark black [syn: {coal black}, {jet black}, {pitch
black}, {sable}, {soot black}]
2: hard dark-colored heartwood of the ebony tree; used in
cabinetwork and for piano keys
3: tropical tree of southern Asia having hard dark-colored
heartwood used in cabinetwork [syn: {Diospyros ebenum}]