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 adjective
¦⸗⸗¦āshəs
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Protea, type genus + -aceae
- circumflected
- circumflecting
- circumflects
- circumflex
- circumflexed
- circumflexes
- circumflexing
- circumflexions
- circumfluences
- circumfluent
- circumfluous
- circumforaneous
- circumfuse
- circumfused
- circumfuses
- circumfusing
- circumfusion
- circumfusions
- circumgyrated
- circumgyrates
- circumgyrating
- circumgyration
- circumgyrations
- circumhorizontal arc
- circumincession