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Ebony

/ˈɛbəni/
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(noun) A hard, dense, deep black wood from various subtropical and tropical trees, especially of the genus Diospyros.

Her eyes were as black as ebony and as deep as the sea.
The organ of this cathedral is made of ebony, except the pipes of course.
CEFR Practice Quiz
Her eyes were as black as ____ and as deep as the sea.

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