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PROTEA CYNAROIDES
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
South African shrub whose flowers when open are cup-shaped resembling artichokes
Synonyms:
honeypot; king protea; Protea cynaroides
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Protea cynaroides" is a kind of...):
protea (any tropical African shrub of the genus Protea having alternate rigid leaves and dense colorful flower heads resembling cones)
Holonyms ("Protea cynaroides" is a member of...):
genus Protea (type genus of Proteaceae; tropical African shrubs)