FUCHSIA

Fuch″si‐a (?), n.; pl. E. Fuchsias (#), L. Fuchsiæ (#). [[NL. Named after Leonard Fuchs, a German botanist.]] (Bot.) 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.