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protea

DEFINITIONS OF: protea

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n any tropical African shrub of the genus Protea having alternate rigid leaves and dense colorful flower heads resembling cones

Types:
Protea cynaroides, honeypot, king protea
South African shrub whose flowers when open are cup-shaped resembling artichokes
Protea mellifera, honey-flower, honeyflower
Australian shrub whose flowers yield honey copiously
Type of:
bush, shrub
a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
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