fuchsia /fūˈshə/ noun- Any plant of a S American genus (Fuchsia) of the family Onagraceae, with long pendulous flowers typically red or purple
- A reddish-purple colour
adjective Of a reddish-purple colour ORIGIN: Named after Leonard Fuchs (1501–66), German botanist fuchsine /fooksˈēn/ or fuchsin /fooksˈin/ noun The dyestuff magenta, a green solid, purplish-red in solution (from its colour, similar to that of the flower) |