PROTEA

Meaning of PROTEA in English

noun Etymology: New Latin, from Latin Proteus Proteus Date: 1770 any of a genus ( Protea of the family Proteaceae, the ~ family) of African evergreen shrubs often grown as ornamentals for their showy bracts and dense flower heads

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PROTEA — ˈprōd.ēə noun Etymology: New Latin, from Proteus, sea god who had the power of assuming different shapes, from Latin; from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PROTEA — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Latin Proteus Proteus Date: 1770 : any of a genus ( Protea of the family …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PROTEA — [ 'prəʊtɪə ] ■ noun a chiefly South African evergreen shrub with large cone-like flower heads surrounded by brightly coloured …
Concise Oxford English vocab
PROTEA — [pro.tea] n [NL, fr. L Proteus Proteus] (1825): any of a genus (Protea of the family Proteaceae, the protea family) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PROTEA — protea BrE AmE ˈprəʊt i‿ə AmE \ ˈproʊt̬ i‿ə ▷ protea|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
PROTEA — / ˈprəʊtiə; NAmE ˈproʊ-/ noun 1. a type of bush found in South Africa with large flowers with thick orange …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PROTEA — n. any shrub of the genus Protea native to S. Africa, with conelike flower-heads. [mod.L f. PROTEUS, with ref. to …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PROTEA — n. any shrub of the genus Protea native to S. Africa, with conelike flower-heads. [ mod.L f. PROTEUS, with ref. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PROTEA — n. any shrub of the genus Protea native to S. Africa, with conelike flower-heads. Etymology: mod.L f. PROTEUS, with ref. …
Oxford English vocab
PROTEA — n. Pronunciation: ' pr ō -t ē - ə Function: noun Etymology: New Latin, from Latin Proteus Proteus Date: 1770 …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
PROTEA VELD — noun : bushveld
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SILK OAK — noun Date: 1866 any of various Australian timber trees (especially genus Grevillea ) of the protea family that have mottled …
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MACADAMIA NUT — noun Etymology: New Latin Macadamia, from John Macadam died 1865 Australian chemist Date: 1929 a hard-shelled nut somewhat resembling a …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FYNBOS — noun Etymology: Afrikaans, from fyn fine, delicate + bos bush Date: 1936 a biome of southern coastal South Africa characterized …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BANKSIA — noun Etymology: New Latin, genus name, from Sir Joseph Banks Date: 1788 any of a genus ( Banksia ) of …
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SUGAR BUSH — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun 1. or sugar grove a. : a grove or collection of sugar maples b. : a woods in …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PROTEALES — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈā(ˌ)lēz noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Protea + -ales : an order of plants that is coextensive …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PROTEACEAE — ˌprōd.ēˈāsēˌē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Protea, type genus + -aceae : a family of chiefly Australian …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HONEYPOT — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: Middle English hony pot, from hony honey + pot 1. : a receptacle for honey: a. : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HONEYFLOWER — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : any of several flowers yielding nectar copiously: as a. : a plant of the genus Melianthus b. …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WAGENBOOM — (n.) A south African proteaceous tree (Protea grandiflora); also, its tough wood, used for making wagon wheels.
Английский словарь Webster
WAGENBOOM — ( n. ) A south African proteaceous tree (Protea grandiflora); also, its tough wood, used for making wagon wheels.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SILK OAK — Date: 1866 : any of various Australian timber trees (especially genus Grevillea ) of the protea family that have mottled …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MACADAMIA NUT — noun Etymology: New Latin Macadamia, from John Macadam died 1865 Australian chemist Date: 1929 : a hard-shelled nut somewhat resembling …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FYNBOS — noun Etymology: Afrikaans, from fyn fine, delicate + bos bush Date: 1936 : a biome of southern coastal South Africa …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BANKSIA — noun Etymology: New Latin, genus name, from Sir Joseph Banks Date: 1788 : any of a genus ( Banksia ) …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WAGENBOOM — noun a south african proteaceous tree (protea grandiflora); also, its tough wood, used for making wagon wheels.
Webster English vocab
SILK OAK — [silk oak] n (1866): any of various Australian timber trees (esp. genus Grevillea) of the protea family that have mottled …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MACADAMIA NUT — [mac.a.da.mia nut] n [NL Macadamia, fr. John Macadam d. 1865 Australian chemist] (1929): a hard-shelled nut somewhat resembling a filbert …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BANKSIA — [bank.sia] n [NL, genus name, fr. Sir Joseph Banks] (1788): any of a genus (Banksia) of Australian evergreen trees or …
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THYMELAEALES — the mezereum order of dicotyledonous flowering plants, comprising the family Thymelaeaceae, with 40 genera of shrubs, some trees, and a …
Britannica English vocabulary
PROTEALES
Britannica English vocabulary

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