How do you use Protea in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like shrub or bush, plus the exact meaning.
Protea in a sentence
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Protea meaning
Any of many South African flowering plants, of the genus Protea, having colourful cone-shaped flower heads.
Using Protea
- The main meaning on this page is: Any of many South African flowering plants, of the genus Protea, having colourful cone-shaped flower heads.
- Useful related words include: shrub, bush.
- In the example corpus, protea often appears in combinations such as: the protea, protea glen, of protea.
Context around Protea
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 7 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Protea
- In this selection, "protea" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 27.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, favourite, pendulous, pincushion, glen, snow and sulphurea stand out and add context to how "protea" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include above the protea and the and acquisition of protea group. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "protea" sits close to words such as aapi, aarey and aberdare, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with protea
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Residents from Protea Glen filled the court gallery in solidarity with the Mbulawa family. (14 words)
Floral designer Gray Hong poses for a portrait with pincushion protea in their studio at home. (16 words)
The most popular colours of Africa have been assigned to the protea – green, gold, red and black. (17 words)
Inspiring youth wherever she goes, sporting star and role model Precious Mthembu is the current Baby Proteas Coach, she is an educator at Danville Park Girls’ High School and was a Protea Netball player, notching up 97 caps for South Africa. (41 words)
Falls still picks flowers like he would apples, rolls with his van when he’s in town, wraps up his bouquets with burlap and twine, and takes great pleasure in the profusion of protea that recently blossomed in his Venice backyard. (41 words)
This year, rarely seen hybrids such as the fan favourite, protea snow leopard, as well as rare species such as the pendulous Protea sulphurea and the delicate blushing brides, Serruria florida, were included in the display. (36 words)
Example sentences (20)
The areas being covered as part of the infrastructure rollout are Protea Glen East and Protea Glen West, with Protea Glen West being worked on first.
This year, rarely seen hybrids such as the fan favourite, protea snow leopard, as well as rare species such as the pendulous Protea sulphurea and the delicate blushing brides, Serruria florida, were included in the display.
Floral designer Gray Hong poses for a portrait with pincushion protea in their studio at home.
March 1973 signalled an important moment in South Africa’s automotive history as it saw officially take over the present-day Rosslyn plant outside Pretoria from what was known until then as Protea Monteerders.
Revamped coins in silver, gold and rose gold colours also carry pictures of wildlife, including a whale, a springbok, a bee and the national flower, the protea.
Announcing the results earlier at the Protea Hotel in Benin, Governor Uzodimma said that Idahosa pulled a total votes of 4,483 to defeat his other aspirants.
For the album to come full circle for a final burst of melodious jubilation through "Royal Protea" speaks to how much emotional ground successfully covers.
Inspiring youth wherever she goes, sporting star and role model Precious Mthembu is the current Baby Proteas Coach, she is an educator at Danville Park Girls’ High School and was a Protea Netball player, notching up 97 caps for South Africa.
Residents from Protea Glen filled the court gallery in solidarity with the Mbulawa family.
The economic reality is also hitting the likes of Marriott, which many industry experts thought would have expanded across the country going by the momentum it gathered after the acquisition of Protea Group.
Falls still picks flowers like he would apples, rolls with his van when he’s in town, wraps up his bouquets with burlap and twine, and takes great pleasure in the profusion of protea that recently blossomed in his Venice backyard.
Marinda Roetz was included in the Protea team which will travel to Chile to compete in the Karate All Style World Junior, Cadet and u-21 Championships in October.
Giving the good news about Protea Banks the thumbs up are (from left) Sandile Mzelemu, Carrie-Lee Phillips, Beulah Mauz and Roland Mauz.
Holy Rosary School Grade 10 learner Giorgia Vogt recently received her official SA Protea colours for Dancesport South Africa.
Marriott International is the largest international hotel operator in South Africa operating more than 60 hotels in the country across 5 brands including Autograph Collection, Protea Hotels by Marriott, Marriott Hotels, Sheraton, and Westin.
A second effort, dubbed Project Protea, produced the Psion Series 5 for sale in 1997, a completely new product from the 32-bit hardware upwards through the OS, UI, and applications.
The "flowers" of Protea cynaroides are actually composite flower heads (termed an inflorescence ) with a collection of flowers in the centre, surrounded by large colourful bracts.
The king protea has several colour forms and horticulturists have recognized 81 garden varieties, some of which have injudiciously been planted in its natural range.
The most popular colours of Africa have been assigned to the protea – green, gold, red and black.
The secretary bird is placed above the protea and the flower forms the chest of the bird.
Common combinations with protea
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the protea 5×
- protea glen 4×
- of protea 3×
- protea colours 2×