Purpleheart

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Purpleheart \Pur"ple*heart`\, n. (Bot.)
     A strong, durable, and elastic wood of a purplish color,
     obtained from several tropical American leguminous trees of
     the genus {Copaifera} ({Copaifera pubiflora}, {Copaifera
     bracteata}, and {Copaifera officinalis}). Used for decorative
     veneering. See {Copaiba}.


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