protea的词源

英文词源

protea

"An evergreen shrub or small tree with large nectar-rich cone-like flower heads surrounded by brightly coloured bracts, chiefly native to South Africa", Modern Latin, from Proteus, with reference to the many species of the genus.

中文词源

protea：海神花属，帝王花（南非国花）

来自Proteus,古希腊海神，能化身为各种形状。后瑞典植物学家林奈以此来命名这种花，因其种类繁多而得名。该花由于其花朵硕大，高贵优雅，俗称帝王花。

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