corpse flower

noun

Many of the plants of genus Rafflesia.

Similar
carrion flowerstinking flower

Meanings

nouncorpse flower (plural corpse flowers)

plural corpse flowers

  1. Any of numerous plants that have the aroma of rotting flesh.
    1. Many of the plants of genus Rafflesia.
    2. A titan arum of species Amorphophallus titanum.

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
carrion flowerstinking flower
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APA

corpse flower. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corpse%20flower

MLA

“corpse flower.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corpse%20flower. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “corpse flower,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corpse%20flower.

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