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  • noun Common misspelling of fuchsia.

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  • noun a dark purplish-red color

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Examples

  • In the gardens we found a large blue hydrangea very common: the fuschia is the usual hedge.

    Journal of a Voyage to Brazil And Residence There During Part of the Years 1821, 1822, 1823 Maria Graham

  • Teapot, $58 Among the pretty, useful, durable things are Portland designer Adam Arnold's tight-fitting slipcovers shown in fuschia wool, $550 and a shockingly good-looking extension cord. schoolhouseelectric.com

    New in Design 2011

  • Through April 21 There was medieval armor for the departing Crusaders; otherwise, we were in fairy-tale land, especially given Ms. Damrau's oversize violet and fuschia costumes.

    A Naughty Romp From Rossini Heidi Waleson 2011

  • The yellows were among periodic bursts of color throughout, including airy, fuschia dresses and a vibrant color print inspired by the garden paintings of Paul Klee.

    Day to Night, Dark to Bright Ray Smith 2011

  • Tim's last stop on the Make It Work express is Emilio, who's making a dress out of magenta (NOT to be confused with fuschia) jersey.

    Una LaMarche: Project Runway Episode 5 Recap: Marie Clairvoyance Una LaMarche 2010

  • A lot of pure red, a little pure blue, a hint of violet, a shitload of magenta, a dollop of fuschia — all you end up with is muddle of purple.

    Archive 2009-02-01 Hal Duncan 2009

  • I looked at deeper browns, greys, blues, evergreen, fuschia, burgundy with gold fleurs de lis on in case I felt that not getting to as many conventions as I'd like could be made up for by carpeting my basement as a hotel.

    mrissa: 2010: a not-very-carpeted odyssey mrissa 2010

  • As for fashion, I could peek in at what wasn't in garment bags and boxes, and saw quirky-twee jewelry by Rachel Pfeffer, a few denim and leopard-print purses, a silk & lambskin dress by Saint Chic, fuschia and orange capelets by Imani Danali, and stone necklaces by Ai'Kan.

    Something for the weekend: Pop-up fashion and art at Garment District 2011

  • I looked at deeper browns, greys, blues, evergreen, fuschia, burgundy with gold fleurs de lis on in case I felt that not getting to as many conventions as I'd like could be made up for by carpeting my basement as a hotel.

    Barnstorming on an Invisible Segway timprov 2010

  • Prepare yourselves, y'all: his magenta fabric is looking fuschia.

    Una LaMarche: Project Runway Episode 5 Recap: Marie Clairvoyance Una LaMarche 2010

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  • Sorry to nitpick, but is this an actual word?

    February 23, 2007

  • I think it is, but I've seen it more frequently spelled "fuchsia." It's a kind of flower, from which the name of the color originates.

    February 23, 2007

  • This is absolutely my biggest bugbear of all time! The word is FUCHSIA! Any other spelling is completely wrong! It's a flowering plant. It is named for Leonhart Fuchs .. and like so many plant names it is formed by adding 'ia' to the end of a person's name (often, but not in this case, the name of the person who originally discovered the plant)

    Therefore the spelling is FuchsIA - surely once you know that you'll never get it wrong again - will you? :S

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuchsia

    September 3, 2011