"rafflesia" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɹəˈfliː.ʒə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɹəˈfliː.ʒɪ.ə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɹəˈfliː.zɪ.ə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ɹəˈfli.ʒə/ [General-American], /ɹəˈfli.ʒi.ə/ [General-American], /ɹəˈfli.zi.ə/ [General-American] Forms: rafflesias [plural]
Etymology: From the genus name Rafflesia. Etymology templates: {{taxfmt|Rafflesia|genus}} Rafflesia Head templates: {{en-noun}} rafflesia (plural rafflesias)
  1. (botany) Any of several large parasitic plants, of the genus Rafflesia, from South East Asia, that have no roots, stems or leaves; Rafflesia arnoldii has the largest known flower with a diameter of over a yard. Categories (topical): Botany Categories (lifeform): Malpighiales order plants Translations (plant of the genus Rafflesia): 大王花 (dàwánghuā) (Chinese Mandarin), 大花草 (dàhuācǎo) (Chinese Mandarin), raatokukka (Finnish), rafflesia (Finnish), раффлезия (raffleziä) (Kazakh), kembang pakma (Malay), ambai-ambai (Malay), บัวตูม (buua-dtuum) (Thai), บัวผุด (buua-pùt) (Thai)

Inflected forms

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