Fuchsia
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8.1
- noun
- /ˈfjuːʃə/
- Specialized
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fucsia
- But first I gotta find Mrs. Flanagan's fuchsia.
- fuchsia flowers
- Cape fuchsia
- California fuchsia
And then there's a fuchsia in there as well.
- And then there's a fuchsia in there as well.
Examples
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The vibrant fuchsia flowers added a splash of color to the garden.
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Justin Marotta expects that to be the case for the hundreds of fuchsia varieties he raises at his Bellville, Ohio, greenhouses.
Academic text (2000) -
And then there's a fuchsia in there as well.
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The fuchsia ones I had last year were pulled up last fall; they came back with a vengeance this year.
Blog text (8) -
I can't find the fuchsia.
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Well, you find Mrs. Flanagan's fuchsia.
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Fuchsia lacquered boxes are among the items featured in the pop-up store sale.
Blog text (33) -
Baskets of multicolored fuchsia hang from the porch roof like a textured tapestry.
Fiction book (2001) -
It was a fuchsia bougainvillea that flowered all year long and looked like an open, bleeding heart, inventing omens and returns.
Fiction book (2000) -
Fuchsia-colored, serene, she floats above him, her body inclined in parallel with the emerald earth.
Academic text (2008)
Synonyms
1
7.4
A small tropical plant with bright hanging flowers that people grow in gardens
Compounds
A small shrub with bright red, tube-shaped flowers that attract hummingbirds
- Specialized
A small tree or shrub from New Zealand with dark red flowers and rough peeling bark
- New Zealand
A shrub or small tree from New Zealand with dark red flowers that grows up to 10 feet tall
Surface Forms
Etymology
Fuchsia is named after a German plant expert called Fuchs, and his family name means 'fox' in German. The bright, hanging flowers of the plant later gave their name to the vivid pink-purple color we now call 'fuchsia', so the word links the plant and the color.