fuchsia
    n 1: 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

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]