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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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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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Proteas openers Graeme Smith and Loots Bosman smashed the ball all around the ground and Sporting were hit similarly hard by runs buyers.
South Africa openers smash Sporting by The Racing Post (London, England)
This will be particularly true in the batting department, where several Proteas stars boasted imperious statistics from the just-finished IPL: There were four of them among the top 11 run-scorers at the IPL.
South African batting set to thrive in England by Asian News International
2/27/2009 5:56:30 PM Australia batted to a dominant position with a first-innings total of 466 in the first test against South Africa, and then took two Proteas wickets in four balls to ram home the advantage.
Australia takes control in Jo'burg by Aljazeera.net
 
 
 
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