Fuchsia

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(definition) by Webster 1913 (print) Tue Dec 21 1999 at 23:47:50

Fuch"si*a (?), n.; pl. E. Fuchsias (#), L. Fuchslae (#). [NL. Named after Leonard Fuchs, a German botanist.] 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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