protea (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *protea*:
NOUN	plant	protea	any tropical African shrub of the genus Protea having alternate rigid leaves and dense colorful flower heads resembling cones

English > *protea*: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaning	Any tropical African shrub of the genus Protea having alternate rigid leaves and dense colorful flower heads resembling cones.
Member of	genus Protea	type genus of Proteaceae
Narrower	honeyflower, honey-flower, Protea mellifera	Australian shrub whose flowers yield honey copiously
Narrower	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

HyperDic: protea