Associations to the word «Protea»
Wiktionary
PROTEA, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Proteaceae — the proteas or sugarbushes, native to South Africa, extremely diverse in form.
PROTEA, noun. Any of many South African flowering plants, of the genus Protea, having colourful cone-shaped flower heads.
Dictionary definition
PROTEA, noun. Any tropical African shrub of the genus Protea having alternate rigid leaves and dense colorful flower heads resembling cones.
Wise words
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