Definition of genus protea Genus protea
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What does genus protea mean?
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| genus protea - type genus of Proteaceae; tropical African shrubs | ||
| dicot genus, magnoliopsid genus genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination | ||
| family proteaceae, protea family, proteaceae large family of Australian and South African shrubs and trees with leathery leaves and clustered mostly tetramerous flowers; constitutes the order Proteales | ||
| protea any tropical African shrub of the genus Protea having alternate rigid leaves and dense colorful flower heads resembling cones | ||
| honeypot, king protea, protea cynaroides South African shrub whose flowers when open are cup-shaped resembling artichokes | ||
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