rosella /ɹə(ʊ)ˈzɛlə/ noun1 •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. — 1985 formsrosellas