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rosella

[ roh-zel-uh ]
/ roʊˈzɛl ə /

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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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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