| 单词 | purpleheart |
| 释义 | purpleheart[ pur-puhl-hahrt ] / ˈpɜr pəlˌhɑrt / nounthe hard, purplish wood of any of several South American trees belonging to the genus Peltogyne, of the legume family, used for making furniture. Origin of purpleheartFirst recorded in 1790–1800; purple + heart Words nearby purpleheartpurple finch, purple foxglove, purple-fringed orchid, purple gallinule, purple grackle, purpleheart, purple heron, purple loosestrife, purple martin, purple medic, purple mombin Definition for purpleheart (2 of 2)Purple Heart noun U.S. Armed Forces.a medal awarded for wounds received in action against an enemy or as a direct result of an act of the enemy. Origin of Purple HeartAn Americanism dating back to 1930–35 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for purpleheart (1 of 2)purple heart nounany of several tropical American leguminous trees of the genus Peltogyne the decorative purple heartwood of any of these trees informal, mainly British a heart-shaped purple tablet consisting mainly of amphetamine British Dictionary definitions for purpleheart (2 of 2)Purple Heart nouna decoration awarded to members of the US Armed Forces for a wound incurred in action Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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