Definition of Fuchsia

1. Noun. 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.


Definition of Fuchsia

1. n. A genus of flowering plants having elegant drooping flowers, with four sepals, four petals, eight stamens, and a single pistil. They are natives of Mexico and South America. Double- flowered varieties are now common in cultivation.

Definition of Fuchsia

1. Noun. A popular garden plant, of the genus ''Fuchsia'', of the ''Onagraceae'' family, shrubs with red, pink or purple flowers. ¹

2. Noun. a purplish-red colour, the color of fuchsin, an aniline dye. ¹

3. Adjective. Having a purplish-red colour. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Fuchsia

1. a flowering shrub [n -S]

Medical Definition of Fuchsia

1. Origin: NL. Named after Leonard Fuchs, a German botanist. A genus of flowering plants having elegant drooping flowers, with four sepals, four petals, eight stamens, and a single pistil. They are natives of Mexico and South America. Double-flowered varieties are now common in cultivation. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Fuchsia

fubberies
fubbery
fubbier
fubbiest
fubbing
fubby
fubs
fubsier
fubsiest
fubsy
fucan
fucans
fucate
fuchs' endothelial dystrophy
fuchsia (current term)
fuchsialike
fuchsias
fuchsin
fuchsin agar
fuchsin bodies
fuchsine
fuchsines
fuchsinophil
fuchsinophil cell
fuchsinophil granule
fuchsinophil reaction
fuchsinophilia
fuchsinophilic
fuchsins

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