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Fuchsia (/ˈfjuːʃə/ FEW-shə) is a vivid purplish red color named after the flower of the fuchsia plant which took its name from the 16th century German botanist Leonhart Fuchs. The color fuchsia was first introduced as the color of a new aniline dye called fuchsine patented in 1859 by the French chemist Francois-Emmanuel Verguin.

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