fuchsia
fuchsia Lexical Profile
fuchsia Game Scores & Validity
• noun
Any ornamental shrub or small tree of the genus Fuchsia in the evening primrose family (Onagraceae), native chiefly to Central and South America and widely cultivated for its showy, pendulous, teardrop-shaped flowers with contrasting tubular sepals and petals in shades of vivid pink, purple, red, and white.
"Hanging baskets overflowing with trailing fuchsias lined the shaded garden veranda."
A vivid purplish-red or bright magenta color resembling the blossoms of the fuchsia plant.
"The graphic designer chose a bold palette of fuchsia and turquoise for the summer festival poster."
• adjective
Having a vivid purplish-red or bright magenta color like that of the fuchsia flower.
"She wore a striking fuchsia dress that stood out against the neutral backdrop of the gallery."
Word Nuance & Usage
The word "fuchsia" is frequently misspelled as "fuschia" because its pronunciation (/ˈfjuːʃə/) masks the root name of the German botanist Leonhart Fuchs.
Word Origin & Etymology
Coined in Modern Latin by French botanist Charles Plumier in 1703 in honor of Leonhart Fuchs (1501–1566), a pioneering German physician and botanist whose surname literally means 'fox' in German.
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