ébano

noun

éba·​no

ˈābəˌnō,

ˈeb-

plural -s

: any of several Mexican and Central American timber trees of the genus Caesalpinia (especially C. sclerocarpa)

Word History

Etymology

American Spanish, from Spanish, ebony, from Latin ebenus

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