Meaning of FUCHSIA
| Pronunciation: | | 'fyooshu
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- [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
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| | Synonyms: | | magenta |
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| | 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 | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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