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California fuchsia

California fuchsia

8.9
A small shrub with bright red, tube-shaped flowers that attract hummingbirds
  • noun
  • /ˌkælɪˈfɔrnjə ˈfjuːʃə/
  • US
translation icon : fucsia de California
  • The garden was filled with blooming California fuchsia, attracting dozens of hummingbirds each morning.

Examples

  • We planted some California fuchsia along the walkway for a splash of summer color.

  • Drought-tolerant and hardy, California fuchsia thrives in hot, sunny locations.

  • The California fuchsia blooms beautifully in the summer.

  • Did you see the California fuchsias in the garden?

  • The garden was filled with colorful plants, including the stunning California fuchsia that bloomed with bright scarlet flowers.

  • During the summer, our backyard is alive with the vibrant hues of the California fuchsia, attracting hummingbirds and butterflies.

  • I decided to add a few California fuchsia plants to my landscape to enhance the beauty with their striking red blooms.

Synonyms

Zauschneria californica
vsCalifornia fuchsia
  • Specialized
9.9

A small California plant with bright red tube-shaped flowers that attract hummingbirds

is the same plant but named in scientific form
Epilobium canum canum
vsCalifornia fuchsia
  • Specialized
9.9

A shrub from the southwestern United States and Mexico with bright scarlet flowers

is the common name used for that species in everyday speech
zauschneria
vsCalifornia fuchsia
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of flowering plants with bright red tube-shaped flowers that attract hummingbirds

is one specific shrub within that genus rather than the group
humming bird's trumpet
vsCalifornia fuchsia
  • US
9.9

A shrub with bright red flowers shaped like tubes that attract hummingbirds

focuses on the plant itself, not on bird attraction
scarlet bugler
vsCalifornia fuchsia
  • US
9.9

A plant with bright red tube-shaped flowers in small clusters at the top of stems

is a small shrub with solitary tubular flowers rather than clusters

Surface Forms

California fuchsia singular
California fuchsias plural

Morphology

California + Fuchsia

This is a straightforward place-name + plant-name compound: knowing 'California' and 'fuchsia' lets a learner infer it is a type of fuchsia associated with California (i.e., a shrub with tubular flowers). The composition follows a regular, cross-linguistic noun‑noun pattern, so the meaning is directly derivable from the constituents for a B1 learner.

Etymology

California fuchsia got its name because its bright red, tube-shaped flowers look like the garden plant fuchsia, and it grows wild in California and nearby states. That's why the name means a fuchsia-like shrub 'from California'.