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red heart

American  

noun

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


Etymology

Origin of red heart

First recorded in 1825–35

Example Sentences

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One of the diner windows is painted in memoriam to its sibling restaurant, Fox’s, on North Lake Avenue, with a large red heart and the words “Altadena In Our Hearts Forever, Fox’s 1955–2025.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2026

The Plook's replacement is an "equally tacky" trophy fashioned by Kevin - an arm with a red heart jutting out of it just above the elbow.

From BBC • Sep. 22, 2025

The memorial wall was created in 2021 when a man, whose father died after contracting Covid-19, painted a red heart on the South Bank.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2025

In the video, Eric walks Jasmin into a room adorned with elegant candelabra, flower petals spread across the floor, bouquets of roses and a large red heart framed on a wall.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2024

It was all pink except for a small red heart within the large pink one.

From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg

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