ebony vs tree

ebony and tree both are nouns.

ebony is an adjective but tree is not an adjective.

ebony is not a verb while tree is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ebony	Yes	Yes	No	No
tree	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, tree is a hypernym of ebony; that is, tree is a word with a broader meaning than ebony:

ebony: tropical tree of southern Asia having hard dark-colored heartwood used in cabinetwork
tree: a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

ebony (noun)	tree (noun)
a very dark black	a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
tropical tree of southern Asia having hard dark-colored heartwood used in cabinetwork	a figure that branches from a single root
hard dark-colored heartwood of the ebony tree; used in cabinetwork and for piano keys

ebony (adjective)	tree (adjective)
of a very dark black

ebony (verb)	tree (verb)
	stretch (a shoe) on a shoetree
	chase an animal up a tree
	plant with trees
	force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape

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