rafflesia — ONAD

rafflesia /rəˈflēZHēə, , rəˈfliʒiə

, rəˌflēzēə, rəˌfliziə/

▸ 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 2 feet (60 cm) across.

– ORIGIN modern Latin, named after Sir T. Stamford Raffles (see Raffles, Sir Stamford).