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Noun: mountain ebony
  1. Small East Indian tree having orchid-like flowers and hard dark wood
    - orchid tree, Bauhinia variegata

Derived forms: mountain ebonies

Type of: angiospermous tree, flowering tree

Part of: Bauhinia, genus Bauhinia

Encyclopedia: Mountain ebony