Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
PURPLEHEART
Etymology
Noun
purpleheart (plural purplehearts)
A large tropical tree, of the genus Peltogyne, native to parts of South America and the West Indies
The purplish heartwood of this tree, used to make furniture
Synonyms
• purplewood
Source: Wiktionary
Pur"ple*heart`, n. (Bot.)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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