rafflesia

/ruh-flee-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh, ra-/US // rəˈfli ʒə, -ʒi ə, -zi ə, ræ- //UK // (ræˈfliːzɪə) //

拉斐尔,拉菲尼亚,拉菲亚,拉斐尔斯

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : any stemless, leafless, parasitic plant of the genus Rafflesia, of the Malay Peninsula and Republic of Indonesia, characterized by apetalous flowers, measuring 3 inches–3 feet in diameter, that exude a putrid odor: now greatly reduced in number.

This extraordinary Rafflesia Arnoldii is the biggest flower in the world.
The poisons of rafflesia, muscarine, and orsere are introduced in his fictions; somewhere he devotes an essay to toxicology.
The remarkable Javanese fungus Rafflesia belongs to this order.
The guide who was some distance behind, came up with a Rafflesia bud.