purpleheart

See also Purple Heart, and purple heart

English

Etymology

purple +‎ heart

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

Synonyms

• purplewood

See also

• Peltogyne on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Peltogyne
• Peltogyne on Wikispecies. Wikispecies: Peltogyne