/ Thesaurus / P Synonyms of proteaceae Find synonyms for: Noun1. Proteaceae, family Proteaceae, protea family, dicot family, magnoliopsid familyusage: large family of Australian and South African shrubs and trees with leathery leaves and clustered mostly tetramerous flowers; constitutes the order ProtealesWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: reticent Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language