Purpleheart

Word PURPLEHEART
Character 11
Hyphenation pur ple heart
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Purpleheart"

What do we mean by purpleheart?

Any of several tropical American trees of the genus Peltogyne of the pea family, having very hard, durable brown wood that turns a purple color on exposure. noun

The purplish heartwood of any of these trees, used in furniture, turnery, and decorative work. noun

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. noun

A large tropical tree, of the genus Peltogyne, native to parts of South America and the West Indies noun

The purplish heartwood of this tree, used to make furniture noun

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The word "purpleheart" in example sentences

Requirements for earning a purple heart can be found at purpleheart. org. ❋ Unknown (2010)

He points to a heavy-duty Grizzly drill press, then shows his latest work in progress, a purpleheart-and-maple-frame guitar. ❋ Lorraine Cademartori (2010)

Anyways, she gifted me with a Bosworth "Featherweight" in purpleheart. ❋ Spinningfishwife (2006)

Know ye this, purpleheart is a wood sawn from an unknown jungle tree, the middle or heartwood of which is purple in color and hard as stone. ❋ Outfoxed (2002)

The architect had selected purpleheart for his bartop, and by god purpleheart it would be. ❋ Outfoxed (2002)

Rising from his bed, a graven cathedral to Morpheus that had taken the ten finest wood-carvers in the land six years to render from select pieces of cobal, redwood, cherry, walnut, and purpleheart, Hymneth walked slowly to the vaulted window that looked out upon his kingdom. ❋ Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- (1999)

Ross Ed dragged the backpack and its suddenly loquacious contents behind the polished purpleheart bar. ❋ Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- (1997)

I looked up, and there, ten feet above, was a furry tamandua anteater slowly climbing a straight purpleheart trunk, while around and around his head buzzed and swore the little fury -- a pinch of cinnamon feathers, ablaze with rage. ❋ William Beebe (1919)

These include the bullet wood, greenheart and purpleheart. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Danielson works with a variety of woods, including maple, purpleheart, bubinga and cocobolo. ❋ Unknown (2009)

They're made from purpleheart wood (yes, that purple color is natural) and faceted glass beads. ❋ Unknown (2009)

According to the website, purpleheart. org, the Purple Heart was founded by Gen. George Washington who wanted to recognize the "outstanding valor and merit" of his men by "granting a commission or an advance in rank to deserving individuals." ❋ Unknown (2009)

"I seen her peepin 'at me from a purpleheart tree. ❋ Unknown (2003)

Not only local pine and spruce, he mused, but the little pieces of dogwood and purpleheart and buckeye and redwood he'd ordered from specialty dealers in L.A. "It is a way of keeping touch with one's world, be it Shiraz or Quozlene or Azel or any other. ❋ Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- (1989)

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