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Purpleheart
Meaning
Noun
●
In Detarioideae subfamily plants & Woods:
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
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
purpleheart
English
heart
English
herte
Middle English (1100-1500)
heorte
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
purple
English
purpel
Middle English (1100-1500)
purple
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
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Etym
Synonyms
Purplewood
Related
Cocobolo
Bubinga
Micarta
Lignum Vitae
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