Proteaceae

plural noun

Pro·​te·​a·​ce·​ae

ˌprōtēˈāsēˌē

: a family of chiefly Australian and southern African dicotyledonous shrubs and trees (order Proteales) that has coriaceous leaves and clustered bracteate mostly tetramerous flowers

proteaceous

¦⸗⸗¦āshəs

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Protea, type genus + -aceae

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