1. a hard, heavy, dark wood from tropical trees, used for making furniture and musical instruments
2. a tree that produces ebony wood

1. very dark black in color
Usage: literary

Examples

• The piano keys were made of ebony and ivory.
• She carved a beautiful sculpture from ebony wood.
• The antique desk was crafted from solid ebony.
• Ebony trees grow in tropical regions of Africa and Asia.
• Her ebony hair gleamed in the sunlight.
• The artist used ebony paint for the darkest shadows.
• The violin’s fingerboard was made of polished ebony.