Webster's 1913 Dictionary
RAFFLESIA
Raf *fle "si *a, n. Etym: [NL. Named from its discoverer, Sir S.Raffle. ] (Bot. )
Defn: 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.
New American Oxford Dictionary
rafflesia
raf fle sia |rəˈflēZHə, ra- rəˈfliʒiə | ▶noun a parasitic plant that lacks chlorophyll and bears a single, very large flower that smells of carrion, native to Malaysia and Indonesia. [Genus Rafflesia, family Rafflesiaceae: several species, including R. arnoldii, with flowers over 2 feet (60 cm ) across. ] ORIGIN modern Latin, named after Sir T. Stamford Raffles, Sir Stamford .
Oxford Dictionary
rafflesia
rafflesia |rəˈfliːʒɪə, -ˈzɪə | ▶noun a parasitic plant which lacks chlorophyll and bears a single very large flower which smells of carrion, native to Malaysia and Indonesia. ●Genus Rafflesia, family Rafflesiaceae: several species, including R. arnoldii, with flowers over 60 cm (2 ft ) across. ORIGIN modern Latin, named after Sir T. Stamford Raffles, Sir Stamford .
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