genus Protea

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genus Protea - type genus of Proteaceae; tropical African shrubs dicot genus, magnoliopsid genus - genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination family Proteaceae, protea family, Proteaceae - large family of Australian and South African shrubs and trees with leathery leaves and clustered mostly tetramerous flowers; constitutes the order Proteales protea - any tropical African shrub of the genus Protea having alternate rigid leaves and dense colorful flower heads resembling cones 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