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English → English (gcide) Definition: Purpleheart 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. [1913 Webster]