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rafflesia

noun

raf·​fle·​sia rə-ˈflē-zh(ē-)ə How to pronounce rafflesia (audio)
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: any of a genus (Rafflesia of the family Rafflesiaceae) of Malaysian dicotyledonous plants that are parasitic in other plants and have fleshy usually foul-smelling apetalous flowers emerging from the host, imbricated scales in place of leaves, and no stems

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The rafflesia belongs to a parasitic genus native to Southeast Asia, and so far scientists have failed to grow one outside of its native range. Kristy Totten, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Nov. 2021

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Sir Stamford Raffles †1826 English colonial administrator

First Known Use

1830, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of rafflesia was in 1830

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