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rosella
[ roh-zel-uh ]
noun
- any of several large, colorful parakeets of the genus Platycercus, of Australia.
rosella
/ rəʊˈzɛlə /
noun
- any of various Australian parrots of the genus Platycercus , such as P. elegans ( crimson rosella ), often kept as cage birds
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Word History and Origins
Origin of rosella1
First recorded in 1820–30; alteration of Rosehill, district in southeast Australia
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Word History and Origins
Origin of rosella1
C19: probably alteration of Rose-hiller , after Rose Hill , Parramatta, near Sydney
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Example Sentences
When Rosella reached the moor the high wind was against her, blowing her frock between her knees and making her eyes water.
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Rosella curtsied instinctively, then laughed as she went round to see where he had broken.
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Rosella sheltered her face with her muff and ran the gauntlet of the persistent little snowflakes.
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The next morning Rosella volunteered to fetch her grandfather and introduce him to King Frost.
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He had a turn for carpentry and contrivance, and he undertook that the Ladies Rosella, etc., should be better housed than ever.
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