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Webster 1913 Edition


Purpleheart

Pur′ple-heartˊ

,
Noun.
(Bot.)
A strong, durable, and elastic wood of a purplish color, obtained from several tropical American leguminous trees of the genus
Copaifera
(
Copaifera pubiflora
,
Copaifera bracteata
, and
Copaifera officinalis
). Used for decorative veneering. See
Copaiba
.

Definition 2024


purpleheart

purpleheart

See also: Purple Heart and purple heart

English

Noun

purpleheart (plural purplehearts)

  1. A large tropical tree, of the genus Peltogyne, native to parts of South America and the West Indies
  2. The purplish heartwood of this tree, used to make furniture

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