[ Etymol. uncertain. ] (Bot.) The wood of Diospyros ebenaster, a kind of ebony found in Ceylon. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Sp. poma. ] (a) A perfume to be carried with one, often in the form of a ball. (b) A box to contain such perfume, formerly carried by ladies, as at the end of a chain; -- more properly pomander box. [ Obs. ] Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]