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- noun Plural form of
protea .
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The country exports about 400 million rand ($53.8 million) in proteas, fynbos and other flowers each year, about 75% of which is to Europe and primarily to the Netherlands.
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The flora includes spectacular proteas, irises, gladioli, perlargoniums, a wide array of flowering succulents, mainly Aizoaceae, many Orchidaceae and useful species of the Fabaceae.
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The game could have had been saved if proteas would have had played 10 more balls.
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And the planting of freely hybridizing non-native proteas threaten the genetic purity of native species.
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Among the best-recognized plant species in the hotspot are the proteas, particularly the king protea (Protea cynaroides), which is South Africa's national flower, and the red disa (Disa uniflora).
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Orange-breasted sunbirds are commonly found in Lowland Fynbos and Renosterveld from autumn to spring, where they feed on nectar from proteas, but then move into Montane Fynbos and Renosterveld in the summer when the Erica spp. common at higher elevations will flower.
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November 20, 2008 at 5:54 am ooooh, a dubble gift o proteas!
I no listen any moar - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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Beyond it we came among the upland vegetation — rhododendrons, proteas, the masuko, and molompi.
A Popular Account of Dr. Livingstone's Expedition to the Zambesi and Its Tributaries 2004
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Balfour also called on all South Africans to give their full support to the rugby springboks in defence of their World Cup title in Wales and the cricket proteas who would be competing in the world championships in New Zealand.
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Colourful flower arrangements by various community clubs included proteas, sun-flowers and strelitzias.
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