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Meaning of "proteaceous" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PROTEACEOUS

proteaceous  [ˌprəʊtɪˈeɪʃəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PROTEACEOUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Proteaceous is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PROTEACEOUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of proteaceous in the English dictionary

The definition of proteaceous in the dictionary is of or relating to protea.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PROTEACEOUS


alliaceous
ˌælɪˈeɪʃəs
anacardiaceous
ˌænəˌkɑːdɪˈeɪʃəs
bignoniaceous
bɪɡˌnəʊnɪˈeɪʃəs
bromeliaceous
brəʊˌmiːlɪˈeɪʃəs
caesalpiniaceous
ˌsɛzælˌpɪnɪˈeɪʃəs
caprifoliaceous
ˌkæprɪˌfəʊlɪˈeɪʃəs
coriaceous
ˌkɔːrɪˈeɪʃəs
foliaceous
ˌfəʊlɪˈeɪʃəs
geraniaceous
dʒɪˌreɪnɪˈeɪʃəs
liliaceous
ˌlɪlɪˈeɪʃəs
loganiaceous
ləʊˌɡeɪnɪˈeɪʃəs
magnoliaceous
mæɡˌnəʊlɪˈeɪʃəs
nymphaeaceous
ˌnɪmfɪˈeɪʃəs
ostreaceous
ˌɒstrɪˈeɪʃəs
paleaceous
ˌpeɪlɪˈeɪʃəs
polemoniaceous
ˌpɒlɪˌməʊnɪˈeɪʃəs
scrophulariaceous
ˌskrɒfjʊˌlɛərɪˈeɪʃəs
sterculiaceous
stɜːˌkjuːlɪˈeɪʃəs
subcoriaceous
ˌsʌbkɔːrɪˈeɪʃəs
tiliaceous
ˌtɪlɪˈeɪʃəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PROTEACEOUS

protea
protean
Proteas
protease
protease inhibitor
protect
protectant
protected
protected species
protectingly
protection
protection factor
protection money
protection order
protection racket
protection ratio
protectionism
protectionist
protective
protective coloration

WORDS THAT END LIKE PROTEACEOUS

arenaceous
argillaceous
carbonaceous
chartaceous
cretaceous
crustaceous
curvaceous
diatomaceous
ericaceous
farinaceous
gorgeous
herbaceous
micaceous
olivaceous
predaceous
proteinaceous
sebaceous
siliceous
the Cretaceous
tuffaceous
violaceous

Synonyms and antonyms of proteaceous in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «proteaceous» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PROTEACEOUS

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The translations of proteaceous from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «proteaceous» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

proteaceous
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Proteáceas
570 millions of speakers

English

proteaceous
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

proteaceous
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

proteaceous
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

proteaceous
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

proteaceous
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

proteaceous
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

proteaceous
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Protease
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

proteaceous
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

proteaceous
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

proteaceous
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Protease
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

proteaceous
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

proteaceous
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्रथिनेयुक्त
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

proteaceous
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

proteaceous
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

proteaceous
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

proteaceous
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

proteaceous
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

proteaceous
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

protea
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

proteaceous
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

proteaceous
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of proteaceous

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PROTEACEOUS»

The term «proteaceous» is barely ever used and occupies the 202.492 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PROTEACEOUS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «proteaceous» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «proteaceous» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about proteaceous

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PROTEACEOUS»

Discover the use of proteaceous in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to proteaceous and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
History of the Australian Vegetation: Cretaceous to Recent
Christophel & Blackburn (1978) noted that the Middle Eocene Maslin Bay flora contained 35-40% Proteacidites spp., but relatively few proteaceous macrofossils . They and Christophel (1981), who noted the same trend at Nerriga, considered  ...
Robert S. Hill, 1994
2
Ecology of Plant-Derived Smoke: Its Use in Seed Germination
Anigozanthos rufus Labill. red kangaroo paw Anigozanthos rufus is common in the jarrah forests, mallee woodlands and proteaceous heathlands of Western Australia's southwest. Germination of its seeds was significantly promoted by aerosol ...
Lara Jefferson, Marcello Pennacchio, Kayri Havens-Young, 2014
3
Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society
I can find Proteaceous fruit figured or described. Lastly, with regard to leaves, necessarily the mai ontologists, I must admit that there is a certain gt the foliage of this Order that enables us in most, cases to refer to it with tolerable accuracy leafy  ...
Linnean Society of London, 1873
4
Structure and Functioning of Cluster Roots and Plant ...
Vertical exaggeration is x 15. Respective WGS 84 coordinates for Stations I and 9 are S32.94286 El 1 7.62 1 24 and S32.93960 El 17.62783. "2. £ 1! C. e a ^ f- .2 H. lnhIc / Frequency of soil type under proteaceous and non-proteaceous ...
H. Lambers, Pieter Poot, 2003
5
Proteaceous Ornamentals: Banksia, Leucadendron, ...
"Recognizing the importance of these plants, Dr. Jules Janick, editor of the 'Horticultural reviews' series, enlisted a number of authors to prepare reviews of four genera: Dr. Margaret Sedgley (1998) to cover Banksia, Dr. Richard Criley ...
International Society for Horticultural Science, 2007
6
Blight on flowers; or, Figures and descriptions of the ...
PROTEACEOUS. PLANTS. All Proteaceous Plants are handsome growers, with dry neat foliage, chiefly natives of the Cape of Good Hope and New Holland. And although they are usually considered difficult to keep, and more so to propagate ...
Samuel Hereman, 1840
7
The Lower Eocene Floras of Southeastern North America
Ettingshausen was the leading exponent of the proteaceous affinity of this and numerous other Tertiary types. Controversy was at one time quite heated, and among others Bentham in England went so far as to doubt the ability of anyone to  ...
Edward Wilber Berry, 1916
8
United States Geological Survey Professional Paper
Unger referred this species to Myrica in 1850, although he recognized its proteaceous resemblances. Ettingshausen was the leading exponent of the proteaceous affinity of this and numerous other Tertiary types. Controversy was at one time ...
‎1916
9
Faunal and Floral Migration and Evolution in SE Asia-Australasia
However, the fossils all have brachyparacytic stomates and most have trichome bases overlying one or several epidermal cells, characters typical of the fossil proteaceous genus Euproteaciphyllum (Carpenter & Jordan 1 997; Jordan et al.
Ian Metcalfe, Jeremy M.B. Smith, Mike Morwood, 2001
10
Professional Paper - United States Geological Survey
L'nger referred this species to Myrica in 1850, although he recognized its proteaceous resemblances. Ettingshausen was the leading exponent of the proteaceous affinity of this and numerous other Tertiary types. Controversy was at one time ...
Geological Survey (U.S.), 1916

4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PROTEACEOUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term proteaceous is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Plant life considered in ecosystem synergies
Poor survival of proteaceous species such as parrot bush (Banksia sessilis) and honey bush (Hakea lissocarpha)—mixtures containing these individuals ... «Science Network Western Australia, Sep 14»
2
When dieback kills the banksia, birds disappear
"We have the world's only proteaceous woodlands that dominate our biota. It's a precious unique system that supports a whole host of nectar eating honey ... «ABC Local, Mar 14»
3
Dieback devastates south-west bird communities
All nectarivorous birds that rely on Banskia and other proteaceous species for their survival are potentially at risk. Dr Davis says dieback is easily spread in moist ... «Science Network Western Australia, Mar 14»
4
Germaine Greer: White Beech (Bloomsbury)
Isn't it odd that New Zealand, only 2000 kilometres or so off the coast of Australia should have only two proteaceous species when Australia has more than 850? «Herald Scotland, Feb 14»

REFERENCE
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