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    [Noun]  | "pro*tea" | \ ˈprō-tē-ə \


    1: any of a genus (Protea of the family Proteaceae, the protea family) of African evergreen shrubs often grown as ornamentals for their showy bracts and dense flower heads


    Origin: 1804 ;

     New Latin, from Latin Proteus Proteus;

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     [ "Protea" ]

    1: Protea is both the botanical name and the English common name of a genus of flowering plants, sometimes also called sugarbushes

      * e.g.,  ... The genus Protea was named in 1735 by Carl Linnaeus after the Greek god Proteus, who could change his form at will, because proteas have such a wide variety of forms. Linnaeus's genus was formed by merging a number of genera previously published by Herman Boerhaave, although precisely which of Boerhaave's genera were included in Linnaeus's Protea varied with each of Linnaeus's publications. 

     [ "proteaser" ]

    1: A proteaser is a person who mocks protesters. They may hold up funny signs at a serious picketing or undermine the effectiveness of group chanting by chanting something different. First used on collegehumor.

      * e.g.,  ... protesters: "all sinners will be destroyed!" 

     [ "Protease" ]

    1: A set of lingerie, or outfit, that shows maximum cleavage, without showing any nipple. In other words, an outfit that covers nipples exactly while covering minimal breast.

      * e.g.,  ... Wow babe, that outfit is such a protease. 

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