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protea
/ ˌprəʊtɪˈeɪʃəs; ˈprəʊtɪə /
noun
- any shrub or small tree of the genus Protea, of tropical and southern Africa, having flowers with coloured bracts arranged in showy heads: family Proteaceae
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Derived Forms
- proteaceous, adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of protea1
C20: from New Latin, from Proteus , referring to the large number of different forms of the plant
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Example Sentences
Protea at once changes her disguise to the ghost of Ulysses, and is in time to warn her lover of his danger.
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We raced along a mile of sandy lane lined with firs and protea and heath, called, by reason of some virtue, 'The Ladies' Mile.'
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We chose a little narrow pathway running up the hill from the middle avenue, winding through low protea-bush and silver-trees.
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Their evolution is distinctly traceable in the soft grey silkiness on the back of the leaves of the large, yellow protea-bush.
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