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parrot's-bill
[par-uhts-bil]
noun
a showy, vinelike plant, Clianthus puniceus, of New Zealand, having clusters of eight white-streaked, crimson flowers.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of parrot's-bill1
1865–70; presumably translation of the Maori name of the plant, kōwhai ŋutukākā literally, kaka-billed kowhai
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