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Definition of Protea

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Protea grandiflora
Wagenboom Wa"gen*boom`, n. [D., literally, wagon tree.] (Bot.) A south African proteaceous tree (Protea grandiflora); also, its tough wood, used for making wagon wheels.
Proteaceae
Proteaceous Pro`te*a"ceous, a. [From Proteus.] (Bot.) Of or pertaining to the Proteace[ae], an order of apetalous evergreen shrubs, mostly natives of the Cape of Good Hope or of Australia.
Proteaceous
Proteaceous Pro`te*a"ceous, a. [From Proteus.] (Bot.) Of or pertaining to the Proteace[ae], an order of apetalous evergreen shrubs, mostly natives of the Cape of Good Hope or of Australia.
Protean
Protean Pro"te*an, a. 1. Of or pertaining to Proteus; characteristic of Proteus. `` Protean transformations.' --Cudworth. 2. Exceedingly variable; readily assuming different shapes or forms; as, an am[oe]ba is a protean animalcule.
Proteanly
Proteanly Pro"te*an*ly, adv. In a protean manner. --Cudworth.

Meaning of Protea from wikipedia

- protea) Protea sect. Paracynaroides Protea cryophila (snow protea) Protea pruinosa (frosted sugarbush) Protea scabriuscula (****y sugarbush) Protea scolopendriifolia...
- Protea is a genus of flowers in the family Proteaceae. Protea may also refer to: 9313 Protea, an asteroid, presumably named after the flower genus Protea...
- Protea cynaroides, also called the king protea (from Afrikaans: koningsprotea, Xhosa: isiQwane sobukumkani), is a flowering plant. It is a distinctive...
- Protea Glen is a township of the City of Johannesburg, Gauteng Province, South Africa, located north of Lenasia and west of Soweto. The suburb was developed...
- The Protea telephone plug, sometimes called simply the South African telephone plug, was widely used in South Africa from the 1970s until the 1990s. As...
- Protea Hotels by Marriott is a South African hotel and leisure company headquartered in Cape Town, South Africa. As of December 31, 2018, it was the largest...
- merger of Bidvest Magnum and the Protea Coin Group. The Protea Coin Group was formed in 2007 through the merger of Protea Security and Coin Security Group...
- HMSAS Protea can refer to: HMSAS Protea (1922) - hydrographic ship of the South African Naval service, formerly the Hunt-class minesweeper HMS Crozier...
- The protea canary (Crithagra leucoptera), also known as the protea seedeater, white-winged seedeater or Layard's seedeater, is a small p****erine bird in...
- The South Africa men's national cricket team, also known as the Proteas, represents South Africa in men's international cricket and is administered by...