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pro·tea \ˈprōd.ēə\ noun Etymology: New Latin, from Proteus, sea god who had the power of assuming different shapes, from Latin; from the great variety of forms it exhibits 1. capitalized : a genus (the type of the family Proteaceae) of shrubs with alternate rigid leaves, dense flower heads resembling cones, and a fruit that is a hairy nut — see honeyflower b 2. -s : any plant of the genus Protea
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