Ĕb'on-y, n.

n. [Lat. ebenus, Gr. ἔβενος, ἐβένη, from Heb. hobnīm, pl. of hobnī, for obni, of stone, from eben, eben, stone; It., Sp., & Pg. ebano, Pr. ebeni, Fr. ébène, Ger. ebenholz, D. ebbenhout.] A species of hard, heavy, and durable wood, from Madagascar and Ceylon, which admits of a fine polish or gloss. The most usual color is black, but it also occurs red or green. The black is the heart of the Diospyros ebenus, D. melanoxylum, and some other species.