单词 | fuchsia |
释义 | fuchsian. a. A genus of ornamental shrubs (family Onagraceæ) with drooping flowers; a plant of this genus. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > cultivated or ornamental trees and shrubs > [noun] > fuchsia fuchsia1753 lady's eardrops1829 konini1867 tree fuchsia- 1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. 1789 Bot. Mag. 3 97 Fuchsia coccinea..Scarlet Fuchsia..was introduced to the royal gardens at Kew in the year 1788. 1837 H. Hallam Introd. Lit. Europe I. ix. 646 Leonard Fuchs..has secured a verdant immortality in the well-known Fuchsia. 1861 G. J. Whyte-Melville Good for Nothing II. 169 The pendant fuchsias drooped in their last loveliness. 1868 A. K. H. Boyd Lessons Middle Age 316 Pretty bow-windows, with the crimson fuchsias climbing up them. b. (See quots.) ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > non-British plants or herbs > [noun] > Australasian > other Australian plants lechenaultia1814 spear-grass1847 Spaniard1851 acroclinium1852 fuchsia1866 scrub vine1866 bayonet grass1868 Scotchman1872 Queensland hemp1876 Spanish soldier1901 bindi-eye1911 scab weed1927 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. Fuchsia, Australian or native. A colonial name for Correa. 1880 L. A. Meredith Tasmanian Friends & Foes iii. 23 (note) Correa speciosa—native fuchsia of Colonies. c. attributive, as fuchsia-red, fuchsia-tree. ΚΠ 1873 W. Black Princess of Thule iv. 54 The girl..turned to a fuchsia-tree, pretending to pick some of its flowers. 1895 Daily News 16 Jan. 7/4 Bright fuchsia-red has become..a favourite. d. A red colour like that of the fuchsia flower, fuchsia-red. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > red or redness > [noun] > shades of red > bright red or scarlet cockea1382 coccyn1382 coctin1382 vermiliona1400 scarlet-redc1405 sinoper1412 scarletc1440 sinople?c1450 vermeletc1530 lusty gallant1587 vermeil1590 vermeil red1590 minium1601 cinnabar?1614 cochineal1632 poppy red1679 poppy colour1705 cherry-colour1720 ponceau1782 Turkey red1789 pinkc1791 coquelicot1795 poppy1796 cherry-red1802 vermilion-red1815 cardinal scarlet1828 geranium1842 dahlia1846 cardinal red1850 cerise1858 cardinal1874 scarlet-crimson1882 vermilion-scarlet1882 pillar box1894 Turkish red1900 signal red1909 fuchsia1923 1923 Daily Mail 5 Mar. 13 Colours: Peach, Apple, Apricot, Mauve, Fuchsia, Periwinkle. 1930 Times 29 Nov. 16 A colour scheme of fuchsia and gold predominates. 1963 New Yorker 29 June 64/1 (advt.) Mandarin Coat—or Dress..Red, Black, Fuchsia. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1753 |
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