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Ebony is a dense black/brown hardwood, coming from several species in the genus diospyros, which also includes the persimmon tree There is a greater shine to it and it often has more depth than a black piece of wood. A few diospyros species, such as macassar and mun ebony, are dense enough to sink in water.
For making furniture (definition of ebony from the cambridge academic content dictionary © cambridge university press) Ebony as a color is very closely related to black but usually has a more mahogany or reddish undertone
