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Fuchsia
Fuch′si-a
,Noun.
pl. E.
Fuchsias
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, L. Fuchsiæ
(#)
. [NL. Named after
Leonard
, a German botanist.] Fuchs
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.