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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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Most of the plants growing at the nursery will be planted on the structure next year: native shrubs such as white sage, California fuchsia, California buckwheat, sagebrush, purple sage, black sage, toyon and laurel sumac, along with a variety of native grasses.
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Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
The photo, posted around noon ET to Hailey Bieber's Instagram stories, featured tiny feet in a fuchsia fleece onesie poking out of a car seat.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2024
The actor, 37, showed up to the fashionable event wearing a fuchsia tulle skirt with flower detail and a cropped black tuxedo jacket — and not much else.
—Hedy Phillips, People.com, 29 Oct. 2024
But, the ribbon for inflammatory breast cancer is a fuchsia color, that could resemble Vance's tie.
—Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024
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Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
The photo, posted around noon ET to Hailey Bieber's Instagram stories, featured tiny feet in a fuchsia fleece onesie poking out of a car seat.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2024
The actor, 37, showed up to the fashionable event wearing a fuchsia tulle skirt with flower detail and a cropped black tuxedo jacket — and not much else.
—Hedy Phillips, People.com, 29 Oct. 2024
But, the ribbon for inflammatory breast cancer is a fuchsia color, that could resemble Vance's tie.
—Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Fuchsia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fuchsia. Accessed 10 Dec. 2024.
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fuchsia
noun
fuch·sia
ˈfyü-shə 
1
: any of a genus of shrubs related to the evening primrose and having showy nodding flowers usually in deep pinks, reds, and purples
2
: a vivid reddish purple
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