purpleheart

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

Etymology

Compound from English purple + English heart.

Origin

English

heart

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