protea : Idioms & Phrases


genus protea

  • noun type genus of Proteaceae; tropical African shrubs
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king protea

  • noun South African shrub whose flowers when open are cup-shaped resembling artichokes
    honeypot; king protea.
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protea cynaroides

  • noun South African shrub whose flowers when open are cup-shaped resembling artichokes
    honeypot; king protea.
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protea family

  • noun large family of Australian and South African shrubs and trees with leathery leaves and clustered mostly tetramerous flowers; constitutes the order Proteales
    family Proteaceae; Proteaceae.
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protea mellifera

  • noun Australian shrub whose flowers yield honey copiously
    honeyflower; honey-flower.
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