The Collaborative International Dictionary
Proteaceous
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.
Wiktionary
proteaceous
a. (context botany English) Of or relating to the Proteaceae, an order of apetalous evergreen shrubs, mostly natives of the Cape of Good Hope or of Australia.