fucsia

Definitions of fucsia
  1. noun
    a primary subtractive color for light; a dark purple-red color; the dye for magenta was discovered in 1859, the year of the battle of Magenta
    synonyms: magenta
  2. noun
    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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    type of:
    arbusto, mata
    a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
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