A black, hard wood, brought by the merchants from India to Tyre (Ezek. 27:15). It is the heart-wood, brought by Diospyros ebenus, which grows in Ceylon and Southern India.

Noah Webster's New International Dictionary of the English Language

1. (n.) A hard, heavy, and durable wood, which admits of a fine polish or gloss. The usual color is black, but it also occurs red or green.

2. (a.) Made of ebony, or resembling ebony; black; as, an ebony countenance.