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purpleheart

pur·ple·heart [ púrp'l hrt ] (plural pur·ple·hearts or pur·ple·heart)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. tropical S American tree: a tree with hard brownish wood that turns purple when exposed to air. Native to: tropical South America.  Genus Peltogyne.

2. purple wood: the hard decorative purplish wood of the purpleheart tree

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