'Purpleheart' definitions:

Definition of 'Purpleheart'

From: 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. [1913 Webster]