protea_family | ||
1. | [ noun ] (biology,botany) large family of Australian and South African shrubs and trees with leathery leaves and clustered mostly tetramerous flowers; constitutes the order Proteales | |
Synonyms: | family_Proteaceae Proteaceae | |
Related terms: | dicot_family Proteales Guevina genus_Banksia genus_Protea Lambertia Orites genus_Grevillea Hakea Knightia genus_Lomatia Leucadendron genus_Macadamia Embothrium Conospermum Persoonia Stenocarpus Telopea Xylomelum Bartle_Frere | |