red heart

noun

1. a treelike Californian shrub, Ceanothus spinosus, of the buckthorn family, having pale blue or white flowers.

Word History and Origins

Origin of red heart¹

First recorded in 1825–35

Example Sentences

The normal red heart was very popular in South American countries, including Brazil.

From Popular-Science

VTC initially introduced the Virginia is for Lovers Pride logo in 2016, with the traditional red heart being replaced with a rainbow heart.

From Washington Blade

You want to dig out the red heart of every month in the year, and hold it pulsing before them.

From Project Gutenberg

To step over them, and to sit with the men who had a mind to talk, was to get into the red heart of the thing that was going on.

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The sun sank behind the waves; his rays fell like long arrows upon the red heart.

From Project Gutenberg

For a brief while she lay brooding, with dull old eyes fixed upon the red heart of the peats.

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On each side of the table have small, red heart-shaped candy baskets filled with red candy hearts.

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