Found 2 items, similar to Fuchsia.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: fuchsia fuchsia n 1: 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 2: a dark purple-red; the dye was discovered in 1859, the year of the battle of Magenta [syn: magenta]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Fuchsia Fuchsia \Fuch"si*a\, n.; pl. E. Fuchsias, L. Fuchsi[ae]. [NL. Named after Leonard Fuchs, a German botanist.] 1. (Bot.) 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] 2. A plant belonging to the genus Fuschia. [PJC]