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单词 parrot's-bill
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parrot's-bill

[ par-uhts-bil ]
/ ˈpær ətsˌbɪl /

noun

a showy, vinelike plant, Clianthus puniceus, of New Zealand, having clusters of eight white-streaked, crimson flowers.
Also called par·rot-beak [par-uht-beek], /ˈpær ətˌbik/, red kowhai.

Origin of parrot's-bill

1865–70; presumably translation of the Maori name of the plant, kōwhai ŋutukākā literally, kaka-billed kowhai

Words nearby parrot's-bill

parritch, parrot, parrot-fashion, parrot fever, parrotfish, parrot's-bill, Parrot's disease, parrot's-feather, parrot toadstool, parrot tulip, parry
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