fuchsia vs scarlet

fuchsia

adj
  • Having a purplish-red colour. 

noun
  • A purplish-red colour, the color of fuchsin, an aniline dye. 

  • A popular garden plant, of the genus Fuchsia, of the Onagraceae family, shrubs with red, pink or purple flowers. 

scarlet

adj
  • Of a bright red colour. 

  • Sinful or whorish. 

  • Blushing; embarrassed or mortified. 

verb
  • To dye or tinge (something) with scarlet. 

noun
  • A brilliant red colour tinged with orange. 

  • Cloth of a scarlet color. 

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