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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Fuchsia

/fyū'shə/ · Fuch·si·a · IPA /ˈfjuːʃə/
01 n. A genus of flowering plants having elegant drooping flowers, with four sepals, four petals, eight stamens, and a single pistil. They are na…
pl. Fuchsias, Fuchsiæ ((#))
  1. 1.
    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.(Bot.)
  2. 2.
    A plant belonging to the genus Fuschia.