par•rot's-bill(par′əts bil′),USA pronunciationn.a showy, vinelike plant, Clianthus puniceus, of New Zealand, having clusters of eight white-streaked, crimson flowers. Also called par•rot-beak(par′ət bēk′),USA pronunciationred kowhai.
presumably translation of the Maori name of the plant, kōwhai ŋutukākā literally, kaka-billed kowhai 1865–70