The wood (black or dark brown, usually with paler streaks) of either of the ebony trees Diospyros celebica (of Sulawesi) and D. ebenum (of India and Sri Lanka).
Origin
Late 19th century.
Definition of Macassar ebony in US English:
Macassar ebony
noun
The wood (black or dark brown, usually with paler streaks) of either of the ebony trees Diospyros celebica (of Sulawesi) and D. ebenum (of India and Sri Lanka).