fuchsia

fuch·sia  (fysh)

n.

1. Any of various tropical shrubs or trees of the genus Fuchsia, widely cultivated for their showy, drooping purplish, reddish, or white flowers.

2. A strong, vivid purplish red.

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[New Latin Fuchsia, genus name, after Leonhard Fuchs (1501-1566), German botanist.]

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fuchsia adj.

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fuchsia [ˈfjuːʃə]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any onagraceous shrub of the mostly tropical genus Fuchsia, widely cultivated for their showy drooping purple, red, or white flowers

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) Also called California fuchsia a North American onagraceous plant, Zauschneria californica, with tubular scarlet flowers

3. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Colours)

a.  a reddish-purple to purplish-pink colour

b.  (as adjective) a fuchsia dress

[from New Latin, named after Leonhard Fuchs (1501-66), German botanist]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

fuchsia - any of various tropical shrubs widely cultivated for their showy drooping purplish or reddish or white flowers; Central and South America and New Zealand and Tahiti genus Fuchsia - large genus of decorative tropical shrubs with pendulous tetramerous flowers Fuchsia coccinea, ladies'-eardrop, ladies'-eardrops, lady's-eardrop, lady's-eardrops - erect or climbing shrub of Brazil with deep pink to red flowers Fuchsia excorticata, konini, native fuchsia, tree fuchsia - erect deciduous shrub or tree to 10 feet with maroon flowers; New Zealand bush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems

Translations

fuchsia [ˈfjuːʃə] N → fucsia f

fuchsia [ˈfjuːʃə] n (= plant) → fuchsia m

fuchsia

n → Fuchsie f

fuchsia [ˈfjuːʃə]

1. n (Bot) → fucsia; (colour) → fucsia m

2. adj → fucsia inv