# ebon

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɛbən/ · frequency rank #73,146

## Definitions
1. Ebony; an ebony tree.

## Etymology
From Old French eban (modern ébène), from Latin ebenus, from Ancient Greek ἔβενος (ébenos, “ebony tree”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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