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protea
pro·te·a P5662350 (prō′tē-ə)n. Any of numerous trees or shrubs of the family Proteaceae, especially a shrub of the southern African genus Protea having large conelike flower heads with showy bracts.
[New Latin Prōtea, genus name, from Latin Prōteus, the shape-shifting god Proteus (in reference to the great variation in floral shape and color shown by species of the genus ); see Proteus.]protea (ˈprəʊtɪə) n (Plants) any shrub or small tree of the genus Protea, of tropical and southern Africa, having flowers with coloured bracts arranged in showy heads: family Proteaceae[C20: from New Latin, from Proteus, referring to the large number of different forms of the plant] proteaceous adjThesaurus| Noun | 1. | protea - any tropical African shrub of the genus Protea having alternate rigid leaves and dense colorful flower heads resembling conesgenus Protea - type genus of Proteaceae; tropical African shrubshoneypot, king protea, Protea cynaroides - South African shrub whose flowers when open are cup-shaped resembling artichokesProtea mellifera, honeyflower, honey-flower - Australian shrub whose flowers yield honey copiouslybush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems |
protea
protea any shrub or small tree of the genus Protea, of tropical and southern Africa, having flowers with coloured bracts arranged in showy heads: family Proteaceae proteaof South Africa. [Flower Symbolism: WB, 7: 264]See: Flower Or Plant, Nationalprotea
Words related to proteanoun any tropical African shrub of the genus Protea having alternate rigid leaves and dense colorful flower heads resembling conesRelated Words- genus Protea
- honeypot
- king protea
- Protea cynaroides
- Protea mellifera
- honeyflower
- honey-flower
- bush
- shrub
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