Protea

Word PROTEA
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Definitions and meanings of "Protea"

What do we mean by protea?

Any of numerous trees or shrubs of the family Proteaceae, especially a shrub of the southern African genus Protea having large conelike flower heads with showy bracts. noun

A genus of apetalous shrubs, the type of the order Proteaceæ and tribe Proteeæ. noun

Any of many South African flowering plants, of the genus Protea, having colourful cone-shaped flower heads. noun

Any tropical African shrub of the genus Protea having alternate rigid leaves and dense colorful flower heads resembling cones noun

Any of many South African flowering plants, of the genus Protea, having colourful cone-shaped flower heads.

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The word "protea" in example sentences

Rock Happy The clusters of torch ginger, the heliconia and protea, and all the other flowers were gone from the lobby. ❋ Unknown (2010)

She's drawn it herself: a protea for South Africa, a cornflower for her native Germany, a moon orchid for Indonesia and a fern for New Zealand. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I don't want a loan, said protea grower Dan Wegner, who has 11 acres of the exotic flowers in Ocean View near the south end of the Big Island. ❋ Unknown (2008)

I bring her protea flowers, and her amakua, the sea turtle, sometimes devours them when I sit on the rocks and speak with her. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The king protea (Protea cynaroides) is the national flower of South Africa. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Last month it was revealed that the King protea would in future be worn on the left hand side of the national rugby team's playing jersey though the Springbok emblem could still be used. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Among the best-recognized plant species in the hotspot are the proteas, particularly the king protea (Protea cynaroides), which is South Africa's national flower, and the red disa (Disa uniflora). ❋ Unknown (2008)

A golden-hued vase, above left, brimming with red-orange pincushion protea, plays up the yellow edging on a lacquered accent table. ❋ Thom Filicia (2008)

This shield of peace, that also suggests an African drum, thus, simultaneously, conveys the message of a people imbued with love for culture, its upper part as a shield being imaginatively represented by the protea. ❋ Unknown (2007)

African drum, thus, simultaneously, conveys the message of a people imbued with love for culture, its upper part as a shield being imaginatively represented by the protea. ❋ Unknown (2007)

The new emblem is in the symbolic form of a protea and drum topped by the sun, and centring around four key elements - the Constitution, ❋ Unknown (2007)

The protea leaves represent the people, building on the foundation of a democratic and open society, freely elected representatives, acting as a voice of the people and providing a national forum for public consideration of issues. ❋ Unknown (2007)

In the symbolic form of a protea and drum topped by the sun, the new emblem centres around four key elements - the Constitution, ❋ Unknown (2007)

"By the way, your mother emailed and said she used the present we gave her to buy some protea." ❋ StyleyGeek (2006)

"The combination of increasing habitat loss and climate change together is particularly worrying," said co-author Lee Hannah of Conservation International in Washington, D.C. The species facing the greatest threat include several Amazonian trees; South Africa's national flower, the king protea, and its relatives; the Spanish imperial eagle; and Boyd's forest dragon lizard in Australia. ❋ Unknown (2004)

The coat of arms, composed of elephant tusks, the ears of wheat, the shield, the human figures, the spear and knobkierie, the protea, the secretary bird and the rising sun, is flanked by the motto:! ❋ Unknown (2004)

We also remember even the lesser-known national symbols, such as the national flower, the protea, national animal, the springbok, national tree, the yellowwood, the national fish, the galjoen and the national bird, the blue crane. ❋ Unknown (2003)

And ... the collector she told us about, a guy who owns a protea farm on the side of the volcano up near Makawao, he had two. ❋ White, Stephen, 1951- (2003)

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