red heart

American  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of red heart

First recorded in 1825–35

Example Sentences

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

On Thursday, the “Simple Life” star shared an Instagram photo of a pink baby dress that reads “London,” red heart sunglasses and a small bunny toy.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 28, 2023

On the Texas Right to Life site that Pope guided me to, there's an anxious warning about the potentially "fatal consequences for those of us with that little red heart on our driver's licenses."

From Salon • Jul. 14, 2023

One at a time they went and touched the statue’s fading red heart.

From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd