[ 'prəʊtɪə ]
■ noun a chiefly South African evergreen shrub with large cone-like flower heads surrounded by brightly coloured bracts. [Genus Protea : many species.]
Origin
mod. L., from Proteus (see ~n ), with ref. to the many species of the genus.
[ 'prəʊtɪə ]
■ noun a chiefly South African evergreen shrub with large cone-like flower heads surrounded by brightly coloured bracts. [Genus Protea : many species.]
Origin
mod. L., from Proteus (see ~n ), with ref. to the many species of the genus.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004