Rafflesia Definition
ră-flēzhə
noun
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.
Webster's New World
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pronoun
A taxonomic genus within the family Rafflesiaceae "” the rafflesias.
Wiktionary
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Other Word Forms of Rafflesia
Noun
Singular:
rafflesia
Plural:
rafflesiasOrigin 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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