Noah Webster Dictionary (1913 edition): Rafflesia

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Noah Webster Dictionary (1913 edition): Rafflesia


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(n.) A genus of stemless, leafless plants, living parasitically upon the roots and stems of grapevines in Malaysia. The flowers have a carrionlike odor, and are very large, in one species (Rafflesia Arnoldi) having a diameter of two or three feet.