"protea" meaning in English

{
  "etymology_text": "Named after Proteus, the Greek warden of sea-beasts, renowned for his ability to change shape.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "proteas",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "expansion": "protea (plural proteas)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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        },
        {
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          "name": "Proteales order plants",
          "orig": "en:Proteales order plants",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "South Africa",
          "orig": "en:South Africa",
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        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "taxonomic": "Protea caffra",
          "word": "common protea"
        },
        {
          "taxonomic": "Protea cynaroides",
          "word": "king protea"
        },
        {
          "english": "now Verconia protea",
          "taxonomic": "Noumea protea",
          "translation": "now Verconia protea",
          "word": "Noumea protea"
        },
        {
          "taxonomic": "Protea nerifolia",
          "word": "oleander-leaf protea"
        },
        {
          "word": "orange-banded protea"
        },
        {
          "taxonomic": "Capys alphaeus",
          "word": "orange banded protea"
        },
        {
          "taxonomic": "Partula protea",
          "word": "partula protea"
        },
        {
          "alt": "Phalaenea protea",
          "word": "phalaena protea"
        },
        {
          "alt": "Leucospermun cordifolium",
          "word": "pin-cushion protea"
        },
        {
          "taxonomic": "Protea cryophila",
          "word": "snow protea"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Any of many South African flowering plants, of the genus Protea, having colourful cone-shaped flower heads."
      ],
      "id": "en-protea-en-noun-ny01onmg",
      "links": [
        [
          "South African",
          "South African"
        ],
        [
          "flowering plant",
          "flowering plant"
        ],
        [
          "Protea",
          "Protea"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "sugarbush"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "protea"
}

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  "derived": [
    {
      "taxonomic": "Protea caffra",
      "word": "common protea"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Protea cynaroides",
      "word": "king protea"
    },
    {
      "english": "now Verconia protea",
      "taxonomic": "Noumea protea",
      "translation": "now Verconia protea",
      "word": "Noumea protea"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Protea nerifolia",
      "word": "oleander-leaf protea"
    },
    {
      "word": "orange-banded protea"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Capys alphaeus",
      "word": "orange banded protea"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Partula protea",
      "word": "partula protea"
    },
    {
      "alt": "Phalaenea protea",
      "word": "phalaena protea"
    },
    {
      "alt": "Leucospermun cordifolium",
      "word": "pin-cushion protea"
    },
    {
      "taxonomic": "Protea cryophila",
      "word": "snow protea"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Named after Proteus, the Greek warden of sea-beasts, renowned for his ability to change shape.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "proteas",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "en:Proteales order plants",
        "en:South Africa"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Any of many South African flowering plants, of the genus Protea, having colourful cone-shaped flower heads."
      ],
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        [
          "South African",
          "South African"
        ],
        [
          "flowering plant",
          "flowering plant"
        ],
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          "Protea",
          "Protea"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "sugarbush"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "protea"
}