山龙眼科
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.
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: {family Proteaceae}, {protea family}]