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Protea

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any of many South African flowering plants, of the genus Protea, having colourful cone-shaped flower heads.
  2. 2
    any tropical African shrub of the genus Protea having alternate rigid leaves and dense colorful flower heads resembling cones wordnet

Etymology

Named after Proteus, the Greek warden of sea-beasts, renowned for his ability to change shape.

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