green leek

noun

1. any of several Australian parrots with a green or mostly green plumage

Example Sentences

To deepen the character of the soup, I made a quick stock using the asparagus ends and dark green leek tops that usually are thrown away.

From New York Times

The first is the Barraband Parrakeet of Gould, and the Green Leek of some ornithologists.

From Project Gutenberg

Such was Sigurd above Giuki's sons, as the green leek is, springing from the grass, or the high-limbed hart above the savage beasts, or gleed-red gold above grey silver.

From Project Gutenberg

I have been looking for several minutes at a tree, in which were scores of small green parrots, making an incessant noise, without being able to distinguish one; and I recollect once in Australia firing at what I thought was a solitary "green leek" parrot amongst a bunch of leaves, and to my astonishment five "green leeks" fell to the ground, the whole bunch of apparent leaves having been composed of them.

From Project Gutenberg

Such was my Sigurd, Among the sons of Giuki As is the green leek O'er the low grass waxen, Or a hart high-limbed Over hurrying deer, Or glede-red gold Over grey silver.

From Project Gutenberg