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ebony

Any of a group of hardwood trees belonging to the ebony family, especially some tropical persimmons native to Africa and Asia. (Genus chiefly Diospyros, family Ebenaceae.)

Their very heavy, hard, black timber polishes well and is used in cabinetmaking and inlaying; for piano keys and violin fingerboards, chin rests, and pegs; and for sculpture.



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Thompson wrote No Pockets in a Shroud and The Ebony Tree.
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Thompson has three books and a short story collection under her belt, including The Ebony Tree, No Pockets in a Shroud, A Place Called Home, and a how-to book on publishing and marketing, How to Promote, Market, and Sell Your Book via e-Book Publishing.
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