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protea
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protea [pro-tee-a]
Noun
an African shrub with showy heads of flowers [after Proteus, a sea god who could take many shapes]
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Noun1.protea - any tropical African shrub of the genus Protea having alternate rigid leaves and dense colorful flower heads resembling cones
genus Protea - type genus of Proteaceae; tropical African shrubs
honeypot, king protea, Protea cynaroides - South African shrub whose flowers when open are cup-shaped resembling artichokes
Protea mellifera, honey-flower, honeyflower - Australian shrub whose flowers yield honey copiously
bush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems


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