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Definition of: rafflesia
(ra·flē′zhē·ə, -zē·ə) noun
Any plant of the genus Rafflesia (family Rafflesiaceae), parasitic on the stems of the Malayan grape, and having huge, stemless, malodorous flowers and no leaves. [<NL, after Sir T. S. Raffles, 1781–1826, British governor in Sumatra, who discovered it]
—raf·fle′si·a′ceous (-zē·ā′shəs) adjective
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