Protea mellifera

Definitions of Protea mellifera
  1. noun
    Australian shrub whose flowers yield honey copiously
    synonyms: honey-flower, honeyflower
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    protea
    any tropical African shrub of the genus Protea having alternate rigid leaves and dense colorful flower heads resembling cones
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