rafflesia - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'rafflesia' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Rafflesia

[ n.]

- A genus of stemless, leafless plants, living parasitically upon the roots and stems of grapevines in Malaysia. The flowers have a carrionlike odor, and are very large, in one species (Rafflesia Arnoldi) having a diameter of two or three feet.

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