Protea Flower Pronunciation. Any tropical African shrub of the genus Protea having alternate rigid leaves and dense colorful flower heads resembling cones Familiarity information. Any of a large variety of evergreen shrubs or small trees of the genus Protea of the Proteaceae bearing cone-like flowers with prominent bracts.
Pronunciation ˈprəʊtɪə noun An evergreen shrub or small tree with large nectar-rich cone-like flower heads surrounded by brightly coloured bracts chiefly native to South Africa. Modern Latin from Proteus a minor sea god in Greek mythology who had the ability to assume different shapes. Any shrub or small tree of the genus Protea of tropical and southern Africa having flowers with coloured bracts arranged in showy heads.
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PROTEA used as a. Pronunciation ˈprəʊtɪə noun An evergreen shrub or small tree with large nectar-rich cone-like flower heads surrounded by brightly coloured bracts chiefly native to South Africa. Any shrub or small tree of the genus Protea of tropical and southern Africa having. The flower itself which is one of South Africas national symbols.