'Fuchsia' definitions:
Definition of 'fuchsia'
(from WordNet)
noun
Any of various tropical shrubs widely cultivated for their showy drooping purplish or reddish or white flowers; Central and South America and New Zealand and Tahiti
Definition of 'Fuchsia'
From: GCIDE
- Fuchsia \Fuch"si*a\, n.; pl. E. Fuchsias, L. Fuchsi[ae]. [NL. Named after Leonard Fuchs, a German botanist.]
- 1. (Bot.) A genus of flowering plants having elegant drooping flowers, with four sepals, four petals, eight stamens, and a single pistil. They are natives of Mexico and South America. Double-flowered varieties are now common in cultivation. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A plant belonging to the genus Fuschia. [PJC]