About The Word Fuchsia
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Fuchsia
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What's The Definition Of Fuchsia?
[n] a dark purple-red; the dye was discovered in 1859, the year of the battle of Magenta
[n] any of various tropical shrubs widely cultivated for their showy drooping purplish or reddish or white flowers; Central and South America and New Zealand and Tahiti Synonyms | Synonyms for Fuchsia: magenta Related Terms | Find terms related to Fuchsia: See Also | bush | Fuchsia coccinea | Fuchsia excorticata | genus Fuchsia | konini | ladies'-eardrop | ladies'-eardrops | lady's-eardrop | lady's-eardrops | native fuchsia | purplish red | shrub | tree fuchsia Fuchsia In Webster's Dictionary \Fuch"si*a\, n.; pl. E. {Fuchsias}, L. {Fuchsl[ae]}.
[NL. Named after Leonard Fuchs, a German botanist.] (Bot.)
A genus of flowering plants having elegant drooping flowers,
with four sepals, four petals, eight stamens, and a single
pistil. They are natives of Mexico and South America.
Double-flowered varieties are now common in cultivation.
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