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   fuch·sia

   /ˈfyo͞oSHə/

   noun

   • 1. a shrub with pendulous tubular flowers that are typically of two contrasting colors. They are native to America and New Zealand and are commonly grown as ornamentals.
   • 2. a vivid purplish-red color like that of the sepals of a typical fuchsia flower.

   Word Origin modern Latin, named in honor of Leonhard Fuchs (1501–66), German botanist.

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