Meanings
nounrafflesia (plural rafflesias)
plural rafflesias
- biologyAny of several large parasitic plants, of the genus Rafflesia, from South East Asia, that have no roots, stems or leaves; Rafflesia arnoldii has the largest known flower with a diameter of over a yard.
Origin
- taxonomic nameRafflesia
- taxonomic nameRafflesia
- Englishrafflesia
Learned borrowing from taxonomic name Rafflesia.
More words from taxonomic name
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic رَافْلِيسِياَ
- رَافْلِيسِياَ (rāflīsīa)plant of the genus Rafflesia
Chinese Mandarin 大王花, 大花草
- 大王花 (dàwánghuā)plant of the genus Rafflesia
- 大花草 (dàhuācǎo)plant of the genus Rafflesia
Dutch rafflesia
- rafflesiaplant of the genus Rafflesia
Finnish raatokukka, rafflesia
- raatokukkaplant of the genus Rafflesia
- rafflesiaplant of the genus Rafflesia
German Rafflesien
- Rafflesienplant of the genus Rafflesia
Japanese ラフレシア
- ラフレシア (rafureshia)plant of the genus Rafflesia
Korean 라플레시아
- 라플레시아 (rapeullesia)plant of the genus Rafflesia
Malay kembang pakma, ambai-ambai
- kembang pakmaplant of the genus Rafflesia
- ambai-ambaiplant of the genus Rafflesia
Polish bukietnica
- bukietnicaplant of the genus Rafflesia
Thai บัวตูม, บัวผุด
- บัวตูม (buua-dtuum)plant of the genus Rafflesia
- บัวผุด (buua-pùt)plant of the genus Rafflesia
Cite this entry
APA
rafflesia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rafflesia
MLA
“rafflesia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rafflesia. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rafflesia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rafflesia.
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