Ebenus

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Translingual

Ebenus cretica

Etymology

Latin ebenus, alternative form of hebenus (ebony), from Ancient Greek ἕβενος (hébenos), ἔβενος (ébenos).

Proper noun

Ebenus f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – flowering herbs found from Morocco to the Himalayas.
  2. (obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Ebenaceae – ebony, now Diospyros.

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