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1
: any of a genus (Fuchsia) of ornamental shrubs of the evening-primrose family having showy nodding flowers usually in deep pinks, reds, and purples
2
: a vivid reddish purple
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The photo, posted around noon ET to Hailey Bieber's Instagram stories, featured tiny feet in a fuchsia fleece onesie poking out of a car seat.
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Rebecca Cohen, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2024
The actor, 37, showed up to the fashionable event wearing a fuchsia tulle skirt with flower detail and a cropped black tuxedo jacket — and not much else.
—Hedy Phillips, People.com, 29 Oct. 2024
But, the ribbon for inflammatory breast cancer is a fuchsia color, that could resemble Vance's tie.
—Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024
The fuchsia and purple bundles of cords that comprise Naturaleza mora (1979) are paired with layered swatches of purple and orange fabric in Encalado en laca azul (1976).
—Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 25 Oct. 2024
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Rebecca Cohen, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2024
The actor, 37, showed up to the fashionable event wearing a fuchsia tulle skirt with flower detail and a cropped black tuxedo jacket — and not much else.
—Hedy Phillips, People.com, 29 Oct. 2024
But, the ribbon for inflammatory breast cancer is a fuchsia color, that could resemble Vance's tie.
—Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024
The fuchsia and purple bundles of cords that comprise Naturaleza mora (1979) are paired with layered swatches of purple and orange fabric in Encalado en laca azul (1976).
—Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 25 Oct. 2024
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“Fuchsia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fuchsia. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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fuchsia
noun
fuch·sia
ˈfyü-shə 
1
: any of a genus of shrubs related to the evening primrose and having showy nodding flowers usually in deep pinks, reds, and purples
2
: a vivid reddish purple
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