[fyoo-shuh] 
| 1. | a plant belonging to the genus Fuchsia, of the evening primrose family, including many varieties cultivated for their handsome drooping flowers. |
| 2. | Also called California fuchsia. a nonwoody shrub, Zauschneria californica, having large crimson flowers. |
| 3. | a bright, purplish-red color. |
| 4. | of the color fuchsia: a fuchsia dress. |
| fuch·sia (fyōō'shə) n.
[New Latin Fuchsia, genus name, after Leonhard Fuchs (1501-1566), German botanist.] fuch'sia adj. |
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