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
a dark purple-red; the dye was discovered in 1859, the year of the battle of Magenta
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A fuchsia is a plant or a small bush which has pink, purple, or white flowers. The flowers hang downward, with their outer petals curved backward. 倒挂金钟