PURPLEHEART

n.

1 definition — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


n.

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


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