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proteaceae |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Proteaceous \Pro`te*a"ceous\, a. [From {Proteus}.] (Bot.) Of or pertaining to the {Proteace[ae]}, an order of apetalous evergreen shrubs, mostly natives of the Cape of Good Hope or of Australia. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Proteaceae n : large family of Australian and South African shrubs and trees with leathery leaves and clustered mostly tetramerous flowers; constitutes the order Proteales [syn: {Proteaceae}, {family Proteaceae}, {protea family}]
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