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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.

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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.