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Protea
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noun
(1)
Any tropical African shrub of the genus Protea having alternate rigid leaves and dense colorful flower heads resembling cones
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Etymology
Linneus
1707 - 1778: Named after Proteus the Greek
warden
of sea beasts, renowned for his ability to change shape.
Proper noun
Protea
a taxonomic
genus
, within
tribe
Proteeae - the
protea
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