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rosella¹

  • /ɹə(ʊ)ˈzɛlə/ UK

Where it comes from

Uncertain; perhaps a variant of Rosehill.

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

    Similar: rosehill, rosehiller

rosella²

  • /ɹə(ʊ)ˈzɛlə/ UK

noun rosellas

  1. alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative form of roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa) 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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@misc{rosella_2026,
  title = {rosella},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rosella},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}