DIOSPYROS EBENUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Diospyros ebenum mean? 

• DIOSPYROS EBENUM (noun)
  The noun DIOSPYROS EBENUM has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: DIOSPYROS EBENUM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• DIOSPYROS EBENUM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Diospyros ebenum; ebony; ebony tree

Hypernyms ("Diospyros ebenum" is a kind of...):

tree (a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms)

Meronyms (substance of "Diospyros ebenum"):

ebony (hard dark-colored heartwood of the ebony tree; used in cabinetwork and for piano keys)

Holonyms ("Diospyros ebenum" is a member of...):

Diospyros; genus Diospyros (a genus of trees or shrubs that have beautiful and valuable wood)