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.
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2. A plant belonging to the genus {Fuschia}.
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