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fuchsia
CIDE DICTIONARY
fuchsia, n. [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. [1913 Webster]
- A plant belonging to the genus
Fuschia . [PJC]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
fuchsia, n. any shrub of the genus Fuchsia, with drooping red or purple or white flowers.
Etymology
mod.L f. L. Fuchs, Ger. botanist d. 1566
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