(n)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
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n.; pl. E. Fuchsias L. Fuchsiæ [ 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. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. A plant belonging to the genus Fuschia. [ PJC ]