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Purpleheart
Webster's Dictionary
(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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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Purpleheart'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/p/purpleheart.html. 1828.