parrot's bill

noun

Any plant of two species of plants of genus Clianthus, with showy flowers, the glory pea.

Similar
parrot's beakClianthus puniceus
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Meanings

noun
  1. Any plant of two species of plants of genus Clianthus, with showy flowers, the glory pea.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounevergreen shrub with scarlet to white clawlike or beaklike flowers; New Zealand

Similar
parrot's beakClianthus puniceus
Broader
glory peaclianthus
Also see
kakabeaklobster claw

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From the resemblance of its curved superior petal to a parrot's bill.

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APA

parrot's bill. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parrot's%20bill

MLA

“parrot's bill.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parrot's%20bill. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “parrot's bill,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parrot's%20bill.

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