rosella
noun
uk/rəʊˈzel.ə/us/roʊˈzel.ə/rosellanoun(BIRD)
[C]
any of severalbrightlycolouredparrotsofeasternAustralia:
(产于澳大利亚东部的)玫瑰鹦鹉,锦鹦You couldseekoalasas well as rosellas and othernativebirds.
- Rosellasscreechedoverhead.
- Ifoundapileoffreshfeathersfrom a rosella.
- The rosellasseemedto beabletocommunicatetotheirfriendsthat it istimetoflyaway.
Birds commonly kept as pets
- budgie
- canary
- cockatoo
- galah
- homing pigeon
- Indian mynah
- lorikeet
- macaw
- mynah
- parakeet
- parrot
- pigeon
- racing pigeon
- sulphur-crested cockatoo
rosellanoun(PLANT)
[CorU]
atypeofhibiscus(= atropicalplant)withyellowflowerswith aredspot, andredcalyxes(=partsthatcoverandprotectthepetalsas theydevelop)that are used to make atypeoftea:
Thebotanicalnamefor the rosella is Hibiscus sabdariffa.
[CorU]
thecalyx(=partthatcoversandprotectsthepetalsas theydevelop)of the rosellabush, used as afoodanddriedto make atypeoffruittea:
Save acoupleof rosellas andletthem gobrownon theplantso you’ll haveyourownseedfor nexttime.
Have youevereatenrosellajam?
She made some rosellatea.
- The rosella makesbeautifuljam.
- LastyearI made abatchof rosellajamandbottledit.
- I have justgrownmy firstcropof rosella.
- Rosellas make adeliciouscordialand atangyredtea.
Bushes & shrubs
- aronia
- bramble
- briar
- brier
- broom
- furze
- gorse
- guaraná
- heather
- hedging
- manuka
- privet
- redcurrant
- rhododendron
- saskatoon
- undergrowth
- viburnum
- wahoo
- wayfaring tree
- whin
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