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DIOSPYROS EBENUM

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Tropical tree of southern Asia having hard dark-colored heartwood used in cabinetwork

Synonyms:

Diospyros ebenum; ebony; ebony tree

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Diospyros ebenum" is a kind of...):

tree (a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms)

Meronyms (substance of "Diospyros ebenum"):

ebony (hard dark-colored heartwood of the ebony tree; used in cabinetwork and for piano keys)

Holonyms ("Diospyros ebenum" is a member of...):

Diospyros; genus Diospyros (a genus of trees or shrubs that have beautiful and valuable wood)

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