Rosella

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ɹə(ÊŠ)ˈzÉ›lÉ™/

Origin

Origin uncertain; perhaps a variant of Rosehill.

Full definition of rosella

Noun

1. 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. from 19th c.
• 1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber and Faber 2003, p. 138:Molly … had glimpsed a future, like a rosella, hardly seen, swooping through the high umbrellas of the bush.