1 definition found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Fuchsia \Fuch"si*a\, n.; pl. E. {Fuchsias}, L. {Fuchsi[ae]}. [NL. Named after Leonard Fuchs, a German botanist.] 1. (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. [1913 Webster] 2. A plant belonging to the genus {Fuschia}. [PJC]
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