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parrot's-bill

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[par-uhts-bil] / ˈpær ətsˌbɪl /

noun

  1. a showy, vinelike plant, Clianthus puniceus, of New Zealand, having clusters of eight white-streaked, crimson flowers.

Etymology

Origin of parrot's-bill

1865–70; presumably translation of the Maori name of the plant, kōwhai ŋutukākā literally, kaka-billed kowhai

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