| NOUN | plant | protea | any tropical African shrub of the genus Protea having alternate rigid leaves and dense colorful flower heads resembling cones |
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| Meaning | Any tropical African shrub of the genus Protea having alternate rigid leaves and dense colorful flower heads resembling cones. | |
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| Member of | genus Protea | type genus of Proteaceae |
| Narrower | honeyflower, honey-flower, Protea mellifera | Australian shrub whose flowers yield honey copiously |
| honeypot, king protea, Protea cynaroides | South African shrub whose flowers when open are cup-shaped resembling artichokes | |
| Broader | shrub, bush | A low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems |
| Spanish | protea | |
| Catalan | protea | |
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