eburnean

adjective

ebur·​ne·​an

ə̇ˈbərnēən,

ēˈ-,

eˈ-

variants or eburneous

-ēəs

: resembling ivory in color

Word History

Etymology

eburnean from Latin eburneus + English -an; eburneous from Latin eburneus

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