Rosella

Definitions

A parrot belonging to any of the five to eight species in the genus Platycercus (originally specifically Platycercus eximius) which is native to Australia and nearby islands.

Equivalents

Examples

“Molly […] had glimpsed a future, like⟳ a rosella, hardly seen, swooping through the high umbrellas of the bush.”

“Rosellas, a fruit, I imagine⟳, not very well known, we grew most successfully, its delicious sub-acid making the most splendid substitute for the English red currant; and we varied its uses by transforming the raw material into jam and jelly, and freshly-stewed fruit.”

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