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Word: Rafflesia
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
modern Latin, named after Sir T. Stamford Raffles (see Raffles, Sir Stamford)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
rəˈfliːʒɪə
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
rəˈfliːzɪə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a parasitic plant which lacks chlorophyll and bears a single very large flower which smells of carrion, native to Malaysia and Indonesia.
Short Definition:parasitic plant which lacks chlorophyll and bears single very large flower which smells of carrion
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