Rafflesia meaning
Any of a genus (Rafflesia) of foul-smelling, dicotyledonous, Malaysian plants of a parasitic family (Rafflesiaceae, order Rafflesiales) characterized by gigantic, stemless flowers and no leaves.
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Any of various parasitic plants of the genus Rafflesia of Southeast Asia, having no leaves and a solitary fleshy flower with the odor of carrion. The species R. arnoldii has the largest flowers among all flowering plants, measuring up to 1 meter (3 feet) in diameter.
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Origin of rafflesia
- New Latin genus name after Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles (1781–1826), British colonial administrator who acquired Singapore for the East India Company in 1819 and founded a settlement there
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- Named after Sir Stamford Raffles.
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