Meanings
adjectiveproteaceous (comparative more proteaceous, superlative most proteaceous)
comparative more proteaceous · superlative most proteaceous
- biologyOf or relating to the large and varied family Proteaceae of plants, mostly found in South Africa or Australia.
Origin
From translingual Proteaceae + -ous.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Russian проте́йный
- проте́йный (protéjnyj)Translations
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APA
proteaceous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proteaceous
MLA
“proteaceous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proteaceous. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “proteaceous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proteaceous.
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