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fuchsia definition

fuch·sia (fyo̵̅o̅′s̸hə)

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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