- fuchsia red
- noun
: a moderate to deep purplish red — called also magenta
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fuchsia — red color, 1923, from the ornamental shrub, which was named 1753 from the Latinized name of German botanist Leonhard Fuchs (1501 1566). Not related to L. fucus seaweed, sea wrack, tangle, which also gave its name to a red color prepared from it.… … Etymology dictionary
Fuchsia (color) — Fuchsia is a color named after the flower of the fuchsia plant. Fuchsia is used as an alias for electric magenta. There is also a somewhat redder and slightly less saturated hue termed fashion fuchsia that is used in women s fashion (it is also… … Wikipedia
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fuchsia — /fyooh sheuh/, n. 1. a plant belonging to the genus Fuchsia, of the evening primrose family, including many varieties cultivated for their handsome drooping flowers. 2. Also called California fuchsia. a nonwoody shrub, Zauschneria californica,… … Universalium
Fuchsia boliviana — Taxobox name = Fuchsia boliviana image width = 240px regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Myrtales familia = Onagraceae genus = Fuchsia species = F. boliviana binomial = Fuchsia boliviana binomial authority =… … Wikipedia
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