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单词 purpleheart
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
Pur′ple Heart′, [U.S.]Armed Forces.
  1. Militarya medal awarded for wounds received in action against an enemy or as a direct result of an act of the enemy.
  • 1930–35, American.

pur•ple•heart  (pûr′pəl härt′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. the hard, purplish wood of any of several South American trees belonging to the genus Peltogyne, of the legume family, used for making furniture.
  • purple + heart 1790–1800

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Purple Heart n
  1. a decoration awarded to members of the US Armed Forces for a wound incurred in action
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
purple heart n
  1. any of several tropical American leguminous trees of the genus Peltogyne
  2. informal chiefly Brit a heart-shaped purple tablet consisting mainly of amphetamine
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