fuchsia

Etymology

New Latin, after the genus Fuchsia, itself named after Leonhart Fuchs, German botanist.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfjuːʃə/

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• Rhymes: -uːʃə

Noun

fuchsia (plural fuchsias)

1. A popular garden plant, of the genus Fuchsia, of the Onagraceae family, shrubs with red, pink or purple flowers.
   • 1922, Katherine Mansfield, At The Bay (Selected Stories, Oxford World's Classics paperback 2002, 281)

     Drenched were the cold fuchsias, round pearls of dew lay on the flat nasturtium leaves

2. A purplish-red colour, the color of fuchsin, an aniline dye.

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Adjective

fuchsia (not comparable)

1. Having a purplish-red colour.

See also

• (reds) red; blood red, brick red, burgundy, cardinal, carmine, carnation, cerise, cherry, cherry red, Chinese red, cinnabar, claret, crimson, damask, fire brick, fire engine red, flame, flamingo, fuchsia, garnet, geranium, gules, hot pink, incarnadine, Indian red, magenta, maroon, misty rose, nacarat, oxblood, pillar-box red, pink, Pompeian red, poppy, raspberry, red violet, rose, rouge, ruby, ruddy, salmon, sanguine, scarlet, shocking pink, stammel, strawberry, Turkey red, Venetian red, vermillion, vinaceous, vinous, violet red, wine

Further reading

• Leonhart_Fuchs on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Etymology

Named after Leonhart Fuchs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈfɔɡ̊ɕa]

Noun

fuchsia c (singular definite fuchsiaen, plural indefinite fuchsiaer or fuchsier)

1. fuchsia

References

• “fuchsia” in Den Danske Ordbog

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fy.ʃja/, /fyk.sja/
• Homophone: fuchsias

Noun

fuchsia m (plural fuchsias)

1. fuchsia

Adjective

fuchsia (invariable)

1. fuchsia