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nouna plant belonging to the genus Fuchsia, of the evening primrose family, including many varieties cultivated for their handsome drooping flowers. Also called California fuchsia. a nonwoody shrub, Zauschneria californica, having large crimson flowers. a bright, purplish-red color. adjectiveof the color fuchsia: a fuchsia dress. Origin of fuchsia1745–55; <New Latin; named after Leonhard Fuchs (1501–66), German botanist; see -ia Words nearby fuchsiafubar, fubsy, Fu-chou, Fuchs, Fuchs epithelial dystrophy, fuchsia, fuchsin, fuchsinophil, fuchsite, Fuchu, fucivorous Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for fuchsiaIn particular, Clinton was enamored of her fuchsia Salvatore Ferragamo satchel. The Language of Margaret Thatcher’s Handbags|Robin Givhan|April 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST Indeed, when President Barack Obama recently appeared on The Daily Show, a fuchsia bracelet dangled from his wrist. Michelle Obama and Ann Romney: First Ladies of Style|Robin Givhan|October 24, 2012|DAILY BEAST The final dresses, in fuchsia with embroidery, appliqué, layering and all manner of technical wizardry were a Cinderella dream. Paris Fall Fashion Week Ends With Vuitton and Kanye|Robin Givhan|March 7, 2012|DAILY BEAST Translucent dresses in shades of fuchsia and purple were topped with voluminous jackets in stiff, sculptural shapes. Balenciaga, Dries Van Noten Kick Off Paris Fall 2012 Fashion Week|Robin Givhan|March 1, 2012|DAILY BEAST
His masterful color sense paired a blood-red satin tunic with fuchsia trousers. Milan’s Day-Glo Exuberance|Robin Givhan|September 26, 2011|DAILY BEAST The Fuchsia is decidedly the most graceful flower in the world. Flowers and Flower-Gardens|David Lester Richardson It feeds on vine (Vitis vinifera) and yellow bedstraw (Galium verum); also on fuchsia and virginia-creeper (Ampelopsis). The Moths of the British Isles, First Series|Richard South Sometimes, as in the fuchsia, the ovary is grown to the base of the cup or tube, and thus looks as if it were outside the flower. Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany|Douglas Houghton Campbell Beyond the fuchsia bushes a sighing rose, where a continuous foamless wave felt the silences of the shore. The Divine Adventure etc. (Works vol. 4)|Fiona Macleod And as for the fuchsia, how far it has grown from the blue laws. Vignettes Of San Francisco|Almira Bailey
British Dictionary definitions for fuchsia
nounany onagraceous shrub of the mostly tropical genus Fuchsia, widely cultivated for their showy drooping purple, red, or white flowers Also called: California fuchsia a North American onagraceous plant, Zauschneria californica, with tubular scarlet flowers - a reddish-purple to purplish-pink colour
- (as adjective)a fuchsia dress
Word Origin for fuchsiaC18: from New Latin, named after Leonhard Fuchs (1501–66), German botanist Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to fuchsiarose, flaming, maroon, glowing, cardinal, crimson, coral, wine, flush, blush, salmon, pink, cherry, sanguine, carmine, brick, blooming, rust, copper, russet |