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protea [ˈprəʊtɪə]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / 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

[from New Latin, from Proteus, referring to the large number of different forms of the plant]

proteaceous  [ˌprəʊtɪˈeɪʃəs] adj

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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