#379 ebony

ebony- a tropical tree of India with dark wood, olive tinge

C16 hebeny, from Late Latin ebeninus from Greek ebeninos, from ebenos of Egyptian origin

The ebony cane had a distinctive finish to reveal its olive undertones.

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