"rosella" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɹə(ʊ)ˈzɛlə/ [UK] Forms: rosellas [plural]
Etymology: Uncertain; perhaps a variant of Rosehill. Etymology templates: {{unc|en}} Uncertain, {{taxfmt|Platycercus elegans|species}} Platycercus elegans Head templates: {{en-noun}} rosella (plural rosellas)
  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. Categories (lifeform): Parrots Derived forms: Brown's rosella (taxonomic: Platycercus venustus), crimson rosella (taxonomic: Platycercus elegans), eastern rosella (taxonomic: Platycercus eximius), green rosella (taxonomic: Platycercus caledonicus), northern rosella (taxonomic: Platycercus venustus), pale-headed rosella (taxonomic: Platycercus adscitus), smutty rosella (taxonomic: Platycercus venustus), Tasmanian rosella (taxonomic: Platycercus caledonicus), western rosella (taxonomic: Platycercus icterotis) Related terms: lorikeet Translations (parrot of the genus Platycercus): розела (rozela) [feminine] (Bulgarian), rosela (Czech), rozela (Czech), rosella (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-rosella-en-noun-NrlHGt57 Disambiguation of Parrots: 60 40 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ɹə(ʊ)ˈzɛlə/ [UK] Forms: rosellas [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} rosella (countable and uncountable, plural rosellas)
  1. Alternative form of roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa) Tags: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: roselle (extra: Hibiscus sabdariffa)
    Sense id: en-rosella-en-noun-iqGGCwSQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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