The Collaborative International Dictionary
Protea mellifera
honeyflower \honeyflower\, honey flower \honey flower\n.
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(Bot.) An erect bushy shrub ( Lambertia formosa) of eastern Australia having terminal clusters of red flowers yielding much nectar.
Syn: mountain devil, Lambertia formosa.
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(Bot.) The Australian shrub ( Protea mellifera) whose flowers yield honey copiously.
Syn: Protea mellifera.
(Bot.), An evergreen shrub of the genus Melianthus, a native of the Cape of Good Hope. The flowers yield much honey.