fuch·sia /ˈfjuʃə/
晚櫻科植物
Fuch·si·a n.; pl. E. Fuchsias L. Fuchsiæ
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.
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fuchsia
n 1: 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
2: a dark purple-red; the dye was discovered in 1859, the year
of the battle of Magenta [syn: magenta]