ˌprōd.ēˈāsēˌē noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Protea, type genus + -aceae
: a family of chiefly Australian and southern African dicotyledonous shrubs and trees (order Proteales) that has coriaceous leaves and clustered bracteate mostly tetramerous flowers
• pro·te·a·ceous | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|āshəs adjective