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rafflesia

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ɹəˈfliː.ʒə/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ɹəˈfliː.ʒɪ.ə/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ɹəˈfliː.zɪ.ə/
  • General-American: /ɹəˈfli.ʒə/
  • General-American: /ɹəˈfli.ʒi.ə/
  • General-American: /ɹəˈfli.zi.ə/

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noun

Meaning 1

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Learned borrowing from taxonomic name Rafflesia.

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: رَافْلِيسِياَ (rāflīsīa) — plant of the genus Rafflesia
  • Chinese Mandarin: 大王花 (dàwánghuā) — plant of the genus Rafflesia
  • Chinese Mandarin: 大花草 (dàhuācǎo) — plant of the genus Rafflesia
  • Dutch: rafflesia — plant of the genus Rafflesia
  • Finnish: raatokukka — plant of the genus Rafflesia
  • Finnish: rafflesia — plant of the genus Rafflesia
  • German: Rafflesien — plant of the genus Rafflesia
  • Japanese: ラフレシア (rafureshia) — plant of the genus Rafflesia
  • Kazakh: раффлезия (raffleziä) — plant of the genus Rafflesia
  • Korean: 라플레시아 (rapeullesia) — plant of the genus Rafflesia
  • Malay: kembang pakma — plant of the genus Rafflesia
  • Malay: ambai-ambai — plant of the genus Rafflesia
  • Polish: bukietnica — plant of the genus Rafflesia
  • Thai: บัวตูม (buua-dtuum) — plant of the genus Rafflesia
  • Thai: บัวผุด (buua-pùt) — plant of the genus Rafflesia