fuchsia
noun
a plant belonging to the genus Fuchsia, of the evening primrose family, including many varieties cultivated for their handsome drooping flowers.
fuchsias
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pluralof fuchsia.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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Calscape, the California Native Plant Society’s plant database, says there is no better single plant than California fuchsias for attracting hummers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2025
Like all California fuchsias, this is a hummingbird magnet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2025
Margelony says fuchsias have been grown in the Pacific Northwest since the 1850s, when a 13-year-old girl traveling with her family along the Oregon Trail carried plants with her to their new home.
From Seattle Times ● May 13, 2023
"Things we'd expect to flower into October, like fuchsias and salvias, are still flowering now and show no signs of stopping," Ms Barker said.
From BBC ● Nov. 25, 2022
Emmie sighed to take leave of her garden, and spent much time in procuring cuttings from her favourite plants, her geraniums, her fuchsias, her myrtles.
From The Haunted Room A Tale by A. L. O. E.
