Word: Proteaceae
Part of speech: Proper noun
Syllables: pro
tea
ceae
Definition: Proper noun~ A taxonomic family within the order Proteales - many flowering plants from the Southern Hemisphere
Morphemes:
Affix: Protea
Language: en
PoS: Proper noun
Meaning: Proper noun~ A taxonomic genus within the family Proteaceae - the proteas or sugarbushes, native to South Africa, extremely diverse in form
Etymology Compounds: Affix: Πρωτεύς
Language: grc
Decoded: Proteus
PoS: Proper noun
Meaning: Proper noun~ Proteus
Affix: -aceae
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the name of taxonomic families of plants, algae, bacteria, and fungi
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -āceae
Language: la
Decoded: -aceae
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: -aceous; resembling, having the nature of, forming, belonging to