noun
fuchsia
FYOO-shuh
noun
1
A garden shrub with drooping red, pink, or purple flowers.
"She planted fuchsias in hanging baskets along the porch."
2
A vivid purplish-pink color.
"She painted her nails a bright fuchsia."
adjective
1
Having this vivid purplish-pink color.
"She wore a fuchsia dress to the party."
How to Use Fuchsia
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA garden plant with pink-purple flowers, or the bright pink-purple color named after it.
Common pairings
fuchsia pink
a fuchsia plant
Word Forms
fuchsias plural
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Etymology
Named after the German botanist Leonhart Fuchs (1501–1566), whom the plant genus honors.