HyperDic: king_protea

English > 1 sense of the expression king protea:
NOUNplantking protea, honeypot, Protea cynaroidesSouth African shrub whose flowers when open are cup-shaped resembling artichokes
English > king protea: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningSouth African shrub whose flowers when open are cup-shaped resembling artichokes.
Synonymshoneypot, Protea cynaroides
Member ofgenus Proteatype genus of Proteaceae
BroaderproteaAny tropical African shrub of the genus Protea having alternate rigid leaves and dense colorful flower heads resembling cones
Spanishhoneypot, mielero, protea cynaroides
Catalanhoneypot, protea cynaroides

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