'Protea mellifera' definitions:

Definition of 'Protea mellifera'

From: WordNet
noun
Australian shrub whose flowers yield honey copiously [syn: honeyflower, honey-flower, Protea mellifera]

Definition of 'Protea mellifera'

From: GCIDE
  • honeyflower \honeyflower\, honey flower \honey flower\n.
  • 1. (Bot.) An erect bushy shrub (Lambertia formosa) of eastern Australia having terminal clusters of red flowers yielding much nectar.
  • Syn: mountain devil, Lambertia formosa. [WordNet 1.5]
  • 2. (Bot.) The Australian shrub (Protea mellifera) whose flowers yield honey copiously.
  • Syn: Protea mellifera. [WordNet 1.5]
  • 3. (Bot.), An evergreen shrub of the genus Melianthus, a native of the Cape of Good Hope. The flowers yield much honey. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Protea mellifera'

From: GCIDE
  • honeyflower \honeyflower\, honey flower \honey flower\n.
  • 1. (Bot.) An erect bushy shrub (Lambertia formosa) of eastern Australia having terminal clusters of red flowers yielding much nectar.
  • Syn: mountain devil, Lambertia formosa. [WordNet 1.5]
  • 2. (Bot.) The Australian shrub (Protea mellifera) whose flowers yield honey copiously.
  • Syn: Protea mellifera. [WordNet 1.5]
  • 3. (Bot.), An evergreen shrub of the genus Melianthus, a native of the Cape of Good Hope. The flowers yield much honey. [1913 Webster]