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| raf·fle·si·a [ rə flee ə, ra flee ə, rə flə, ra flə ] (plural raf·fle·si·as) |
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tropical Asian plant: a leafless tropical plant that is a parasite of other plants and has large foul-smelling flowers that are pollinated by carrion flies. Native to: Asia. Genus Rafflesia.
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| [Early 19th century. < modern Latin, after Sir Stamford Raffles (1781-1826), British colonial administrator] |
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