'Rosella' definitions:

Definition of 'Rosella'

From: GCIDE
  • Rosella \Ro"sel"la\, n. [NL., dim. of L. rosa rose.] (Zool.) A beautiful Australian parrakeet (Platycercus eximius) often kept as a cage bird. The head and back of the neck are scarlet, the throat is white, the back dark green varied with lighter green, and the breast yellow. [1913 Webster]