fuchsia.

1. A vivid pink color with a strong purple tone.

2. A plant often grown for hanging flowers with curved-back outer petals and a tube-shaped center.

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Words that belong together

• fuchsia silk
• bright fuchsia

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A fuchsia scarf broke the otherwise muted colors of her coat.

Usage notes

Primary category: sensory / description. Forms: Color noun usually uncountable; also an invariable color adjective. Plant singular fuchsia; plural fuchsias. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: description. Commonness: moderately common.