fuchsia

UK: /ˈfjuːʃə/ US: /ˈfjuʃə/ ,(fyo̅o̅′shə)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

fuch•sia /ˈfyuʃə/   n. [countable] , pl. -sias. 

1. Plant Biology a shrubby plant with pink to purplish drooping flowers.
2. a bright purplish red color.

adj. 

3. of the color fuchsia.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

fuch•sia  (fyo̅o̅′shə), n. 

1. Plant Biology a plant belonging to the genus Fuchsia, of the evening primrose family, including many varieties cultivated for their handsome drooping flowers.
2. Plant Biology Also called California fuchsia. a nonwoody shrub, Zauschneria californica, having large crimson flowers.
3. a bright, purplish-red color.

adj. 

4. of the color fuchsia:
   a fuchsia dress.

• Neo-Latin; named after Leonhard Fuchs (1501–66), German botanist; see -ia
• 1745–55

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fuchsia / ˈfjuːʃə/ noun

1. any onagraceous shrub of the mostly tropical genus Fuchsia, widely cultivated for their showy drooping purple, red, or white flowers
2. a reddish-purple to purplish-pink colour
3. (as adjective): a fuchsia dress

Etymology: 18th Century: from New Latin, named after Leonhard Fuchs (1501–66), German botanist