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6 letters · 8 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun any tropical African shrub of the genus Protea having alternate rigid leaves and dense colorful flower heads resembling cones
originNamed after Proteus, the Greek warden of sea-beasts, renowned for his ability to change shape.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0