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rafflesia(dictionary)

rafflesia (iou)



rafflesia noun. E19.
[mod. Latin (see below), from Sir T. Stamford Raffles (1781-1826), Brit. governor of Sumatra + -IA1.]
Any of various stemless leafless parasitic plants constituting the genus Rafflesia (family Rafflesiaceae), native to Java and Sumatra; esp. R. arnoldii, with flowers over 60 cm (two feet) across.