- genus Protea
- nountype genus of Proteaceae; tropical African shrubs• Hypernyms: ↑dicot genus, ↑magnoliopsid genus• Member Holonyms: ↑Proteaceae, ↑family Proteaceae, ↑protea family• Member Meronyms:
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
genus Protea
Look at other dictionaries:
protea — [prōt′ē ə] n. any of a genus (Protea) of mostly tropical, evergreen shrubs and small trees of the protea family, with very large, colorful flowers resembling sunflowers adj. designating a family (Proteaceae, order Proteales) of ornamental,… … Universalium
protea — [prōt′ē ə] n. any of a genus (Protea) of mostly tropical, evergreen shrubs and small trees of the protea family, with very large, colorful flowers resembling sunflowers adj. designating a family (Proteaceae, order Proteales) of ornamental,… … English World dictionary
Protea — This article is about the plant genus. For further uses, see Protea (disambiguation). Protea Protea lepidocarpodendron x neriifolia Scientific classification … Wikipedia
Protea cynaroides — taxobox name = King Protea regnum = Plantae unranked divisio = Angiosperms unranked classis = Eudicots ordo = Proteales familia = Proteaceae genus = Protea species = P. cynaroides binomial = Protea cynaroides binomial authority = L.|The King… … Wikipedia
Protea caffra — taxobox regnum = Plantae unranked divisio = Angiosperms unranked classis = Eudicots ordo = Proteales familia = Proteaceae genus = Protea species = P. caffra binomial = Protea caffra binomial authority = Meisn. 1856 synonyms = Scolymocephalus… … Wikipedia
Protea eximia — taxobox name = Protea eximia regnum = Plantae unranked divisio = Angiosperms unranked classis = Eudicots ordo = Proteales familia = Proteaceae subfamilia = Proteoideae genus = Protea sectio = Ligulatae species = P. eximia binomial = Protea eximia … Wikipedia
Protea neriifolia — taxobox name = Protea neriifolia regnum = Plantae unranked divisio = Angiosperms unranked classis = Eudicots ordo = Proteales familia = Proteaceae genus = Protea species = P. neriifolia binomial = Protea neriifolia binomial authority = R.Br.|… … Wikipedia
Protea compacta — taxobox name = Protea compacta regnum = Plantae unranked divisio = Angiosperms unranked classis = Eudicots ordo = Proteales familia = Proteaceae genus = Protea species = P. compacta binomial = Protea compacta | Protea compacta is similar to… … Wikipedia
Protea aristata — taxobox image caption = Protea aristata in cultivation, Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, Cape Town. regnum = Plantae unranked divisio = Angiosperms unranked classis = Eudicots ordo = Proteales familia = Proteaceae subfamilia = Proteoideae… … Wikipedia
protea family — noun large family of Australian and South African shrubs and trees with leathery leaves and clustered mostly tetramerous flowers; constitutes the order Proteales • Syn: ↑Proteaceae, ↑family Proteaceae • Hypernyms: ↑dicot family, ↑magnoliopsid… … Useful english dictionary
