proteaceousadj.

Brit.

/ˌprəʊtɪˈeɪʃəs/, U.S.

/ˌproʊdiˈeɪʃəs/

Forms: also with capital initial.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: Latin Protea , -aceous suffix.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Protea, genus name (see Protea n.) + -aceous suffix, after scientific Latin Proteaceae, family name ( J. H. J. Saint-Hilaire Expos. des familles naturelles (1805) I. 185). Compare earlier scientific Latin Proteae, order name ( A. L. de Jussieu Genera Plantarum (1789) 78). Compare also French protéacées, plural noun (1805 or earlier).

Botany.

Of, relating to, or designating the family Proteaceae, which comprises evergreen trees and shrubs native chiefly to southern Africa and Australia, typified by the genus Protea.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Proteaceae family or plant > [adjective]

proteaceous1819

1819 H. M. Williams tr. A. von Humboldt Personal Narr. Trav. IV. xvii. 333 A tree of the proteaceous family, called chaparro by the natives, which is a new species of rhopala.

1835 Penny Cycl. III. 123/2 Multitudes of proteaceous plants, with their hard and woody leaves [near Port Jackson, S. Australia].

1901 Cycl. Amer. Hort.: N–Q 1439/1 The interest in proteaceous plants is growing in southern California.

1947 Jrnl. Ecol. 35 32 In the upper Cunene and Cubango basins may be noted local small communities of a raffia-palm, a bamboo..and a Proteaceous shrub.

1988 Garden (Royal Hort. Soc.) Feb. 88/1 Continuous mulching year by year with good vegetable compost has created a soil rich enough for camellias and various proteaceous plants.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	proteaceous
释义	proteaceousadj. Brit. /ˌprəʊtɪˈeɪʃəs/, U.S. /ˌproʊdiˈeɪʃəs/ Forms: also with capital initial. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element; modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: Latin Protea , -aceous suffix. Etymology: < scientific Latin Protea, genus name (see Protea n.) + -aceous suffix, after scientific Latin Proteaceae, family name ( J. H. J. Saint-Hilaire Expos. des familles naturelles (1805) I. 185). Compare earlier scientific Latin Proteae, order name ( A. L. de Jussieu Genera Plantarum (1789) 78). Compare also French protéacées, plural noun (1805 or earlier). Botany. Of, relating to, or designating the family Proteaceae, which comprises evergreen trees and shrubs native chiefly to southern Africa and Australia, typified by the genus Protea. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Proteaceae family or plant > [adjective] proteaceous1819 1819 H. M. Williams tr. A. von Humboldt Personal Narr. Trav. IV. xvii. 333 A tree of the proteaceous family, called chaparro by the natives, which is a new species of rhopala. 1835 Penny Cycl. III. 123/2 Multitudes of proteaceous plants, with their hard and woody leaves [near Port Jackson, S. Australia]. 1901 Cycl. Amer. Hort.: N–Q 1439/1 The interest in proteaceous plants is growing in southern California. 1947 Jrnl. Ecol. 35 32 In the upper Cunene and Cubango basins may be noted local small communities of a raffia-palm, a bamboo..and a Proteaceous shrub. 1988 Garden (Royal Hort. Soc.) Feb. 88/1 Continuous mulching year by year with good vegetable compost has created a soil rich enough for camellias and various proteaceous plants. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1819
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