[mass noun]heavy blackish or very dark brown timber from a mainly tropical tree
乌木。
[mass noun]a very dark brown or black colour
乌黑色
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his smile flashed against the ebony of his skin 在乌黑发亮的肤色映衬下,他的脸上闪过一丝微笑
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[as modifier]
his ebony hair .他那乌黑发亮的头发。
a tree of tropical and warm-temperate regions which produces such timber
乌木树。
used in names of trees of other families which produce similar timber, e.g.
[用 于产类似木材的其他科的树木名称中]…乌木树(如<Bold>Jamaican </Bold>或<Bold>American</Bold> <Bold>ebony</Bold>)。
"late Middle English: from earlier