fuchsia

[fyoo-shuh]

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noun

a 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.

adjective

of the color fuchsia: a fuchsia dress.

Origin of fuchsia

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

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Related Words for fuchsia

rose, flaming, maroon, glowing, cardinal, crimson, coral, wine, flush, blush, fuchsia, salmon, pink, cherry, sanguine, carmine, brick, blooming, rust, copper

Examples from the Web for fuchsia

Contemporary Examples of fuchsia

In particular, Clinton was enamored of her fuchsia Salvatore Ferragamo satchel.
The Language of Margaret Thatcher’s Handbags
Robin Givhan
April 8, 2013
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
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
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
His masterful color sense paired a blood-red satin tunic with fuchsia trousers.
Milan’s Day-Glo Exuberance
Robin Givhan
September 26, 2011

Historical Examples of fuchsia

In the summer the fuchsia flecked its front with white and red.
The Shadow of a Crime
Hall Caine
If the gorse should fail the fuchsia might even take its place on the mountains.
The Little Manx Nation - 1891
Hall Caine
In Fuchsia and Campanula a like change may occasionally be observed.
Vegetable Teratology
Maxwell T. Masters
The Fuchsia is readily propagated by cuttings of the young wood.
Talks about Flowers.
M. D. Wellcome
The fuchsia stigma is composed of four lobes, which are closed in Fig. 90.
The Nursery Book
Liberty Hyde Bailey

British Dictionary definitions for fuchsia

fuchsia

noun

any 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 fuchsia

C18: from New Latin, named after Leonhard Fuchs (1501–66), German botanist

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Word Origin and History for fuchsia

red color, 1923, from the ornamental shrub, which was named 1753 from the Latinized name of German botanist Leonhard Fuchs (1501-1566). Not related to Latin fucus "seaweed, sea wrack, tangle," which also gave its name to a red color prepared from it. Latin fucus is from or related to Greek phykos "seaweed," also "red paint, rouge."