n.
Pronunciation: ' fyü-sh ə
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Leonhard Fuchs † 1566 German botanist
Date: 1789
1 : any of a genus ( Fuchsia ) of ornamental shrubs of the evening-primrose family having showy nodding flowers usually in deep pinks, reds, and purples
2 : a vivid reddish purple
fuchsia