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PROTEA CYNAROIDES

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Protea cynaroides mean? 

PROTEA CYNAROIDES (noun)
  The noun PROTEA CYNAROIDES has 1 sense:

1. South African shrub whose flowers when open are cup-shaped resembling artichokesplay

  Familiarity information: PROTEA CYNAROIDES used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


PROTEA CYNAROIDES (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

South African shrub whose flowers when open are cup-shaped resembling artichokes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

honeypot; king protea; Protea cynaroides

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)


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