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fuchsia

12 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. fuchsia (noun)
  2. fuchsia pink (noun)
  3. fuchsia purple (noun)
  4. fuchsia red (noun)
  5. fuchsia rose (noun)
  6. bright fuchsia purple (noun)
  7. California fuchsia (noun)
  8. Cape fuchsia (noun)
  9. native fuchsia (noun)
  10. trailing fuchsia (noun)
  11. tree fuchsia (noun)
  12. wild fuchsia (noun)

fuch·sia

noun \ˈfyü-shə\

Definition of FUCHSIA

1
: any of a genus (Fuchsia) of ornamental shrubs of the evening-primrose family having showy nodding flowers usually in deep pinks, reds, and purples
2
: a vivid reddish purple
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Origin of FUCHSIA

New Latin, from Leonhard Fuchs †1566 German botanist
First Known Use: 1789

Other Color Terms

argentine, cerise, cerulean, cyan, ocher, perse, puce, taupe, vermilion

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