noun
- plural of rafflesia; large parasitic flowering plants native to Southeast Asia, known for producing the world’s largest individual flowers
Usage: botanical
Examples
- The botanist discovered several rafflesias growing in the Malaysian rainforest.
- Rafflesias are famous for their enormous blooms and foul smell.
- These rafflesias can produce flowers over three feet in diameter.
- The conservation team worked to protect the rare rafflesias from habitat destruction.
- Tourists travel to Borneo hoping to see rafflesias in bloom.
- The greenhouse successfully cultivated two rafflesias for research purposes.