English noun: protea | |||
1. | protea (plant) any tropical African shrub of the genus Protea having alternate rigid leaves and dense colorful flower heads resembling cones | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bush, shrub | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | honey-flower, honeyflower, honeypot, king protea, Protea cynaroides, Protea mellifera | ||
Member meronym | genus Protea | ||