rosella

[ roh-zel-uh ]

/ roʊˈzɛl ə /

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noun

any of several large, colorful parakeets of the genus Platycercus, of Australia.

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Origin of rosella

First recorded in 1820–30; alteration of Rosehill, district in southeast Australia

Words nearby rosella

rose fever, rosefish, rose geranium, rose hip, Rose is a rose is a rose is a rose, rosella, roselle, Rosellen, Roselle Park, rose madder, rosemaling

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How to use rosella in a sentence

When Rosella reached the moor the high wind was against her, blowing her frock between her knees and making her eyes water.
The Rainbow Book Tales of Fun & Fancy|Mabel Henriette Spielmann
Rosella curtsied instinctively, then laughed as she went round to see where he had broken.
The Rainbow Book Tales of Fun & Fancy|Mabel Henriette Spielmann
Rosella sheltered her face with her muff and ran the gauntlet of the persistent little snowflakes.
The Rainbow Book Tales of Fun & Fancy|Mabel Henriette Spielmann
The next morning Rosella volunteered to fetch her grandfather and introduce him to King Frost.
The Rainbow Book Tales of Fun & Fancy|Mabel Henriette Spielmann

He had a turn for carpentry and contrivance, and he undertook that the Ladies Rosella, etc., should be better housed than ever.
Chantry House|Charlotte M. Yonge

British Dictionary definitions for rosella

rosella

/ (rəʊˈzɛlə) /

noun

any of various Australian parrots of the genus Platycercus, such as P. elegans (crimson rosella), often kept as cage birds

Word Origin for rosella

C19: probably alteration of Rose-hiller, after Rose Hill, Parramatta, near Sydney

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