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Wood Often Used For Chessmen Crossword Clue

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noun

• a very dark black

• hard dark-colored heartwood of the ebony tree; used in cabinetwork and for piano keys

• tropical tree of southern Asia having hard dark-colored heartwood used in cabinetwork

adjective satellite

• of a very dark black

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noun

• columnar tree of eastern North America having horizontal limbs and small leaves that emerge late in spring and have brilliant color in early fall

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