rosella

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ɹə(ʊ)ˈzɛlə/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  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.
    — Molly […] had glimpsed a future, like a rosella, hardly seen, swooping through the high umbrellas of the bush.
  2. Alternative form of roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa) alt-of,alternative,countable,uncountable
    — 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.

词形变化

rosellas plural rosellas plural

词源

Uncertain; perhaps a variant of Rosehill.
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