Ebony
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Ebony is a dense black–brown hardwood, coming from several species in the genus Diospyros, which also includes the persimmon. A few Diospyros species, such as macassar and mun ebony, are dense enough
Cross-section of an unprocessed piece of ebony wood
Ebony label depicting the pharaoh Den, found in his tomb in Abydos, circa 3000 BC
Elephant carvings from Sri Lanka, probably Gabon ebony (D. crassiflora)
Ebony and ivory keys in a piano keyboard
Persimmon
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The persimmon is the edible fruit of a number of species of trees in the genus Diospyros. The most widely cultivated of these is the Chinese, Korean, and Japanese kaki persimmon, Diospyros kaki. In 20
Ebony
…Ebony is a dense black–brown hardwood, coming from several species in the genus Diospyros, which also includes the persimmon. A few Diospyros species, such as macassar and mun ebony, are dense enough to sink in water. Ebony is finely textured and has a mirror finish when…
Oriental persimmon fruit, whole and halved, of the firm cultivar 'fuyu'
Persimmon fruit seed
Leaves of D. kaki cultivated in Brazil
American persimmon female flower