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fuchsia Definition

fuch·sia (fyo̵̅o̅s̸hə)

noun

  1. any of a genus (Fuchsia) of shrubby plants of the evening-primrose family, usually with pink, red, or purple flowers hanging from the ends of the branches
  2. purplish red

Etymology: ModL, so named by Carolus Linnaeus after L. Fuchs (1501-66), Ger botanist

adjective

purplish-red

fuchsia Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • grow: Not everyone who grows fuchsias will want to produce specimen show plants.
  • include: The stand will also include fan-trained fuchsias, standards and bush plants.
  • water: Plants like petunias and pelargoniums are drought resistant, but under watered fuchsias and lobelia can take weeks to recover.

Adjective modifier

  • hardy: With the exception of the pastel colored varieties, all half hardy fuchsias flourish better outdoors through the summer.
  • double: This is a self colored baby pink full double fuchsia of exceptional quality.
  • single: A classic single fuchsia which is extremely easy to grow.
  • standard: A wide range of classes will include everything from hanging baskets to bonsai and from giant standard fuchsias to miniatures.
  • true: A true single fuchsia with baby pink tube and sepals which recurve to cover the tube.
  • white: Hailed as the best white double basket fuchsia raised to date.

Modifies a noun

  • bush: Out in my garden there are already signs of daffodils and the fuchsia bush has a haze of green buds.
  • flower: The reason for this is, a fuchsia flower normally lasts for ten days, which is governed by its reproductive cycle.
  • cottage: Fuchsia cottage is a cozy traditional Cornish cottage built of local honeyed granite.
  • magellanica: Fuchsia magellanica has naturalized itself in thickets around the woodland areas of the garden.
  • grower: The type of composts most commonly used by fuchsia growers are soil, soil less, and peat based multipurpose.
  • bow: Sexy flyaway shape with flirty fuchsia satin bow and romantic ruffle trim.

Noun used with modifier

  • specialist: Carol Gubler, who runs a specialist fuchsia nursery in Surrey, grew all the plants on this stand.
  • species: Due to high winds last year I lost many of my species fuchsias and am unable to find a supplier who sells species fuchsias.

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