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MOUNTAIN EBONY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does mountain ebony mean?
• MOUNTAIN EBONY (noun)
The noun MOUNTAIN EBONY has 1 sense:
1. small East Indian tree having orchid-like flowers and hard dark wood
Familiarity information: MOUNTAIN EBONY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Small East Indian tree having orchid-like flowers and hard dark wood
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Bauhinia variegata; mountain ebony; orchid tree
Hypernyms ("mountain ebony" is a kind of...):
angiospermous tree; flowering tree (any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary)
Holonyms ("mountain ebony" is a member of...):
Bauhinia; genus Bauhinia (mountain ebony, orchid tree)
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