raf|fle|sia

raf|fle|sia
raf|fle|sia «ra FLEE zhuh», noun.
any one of a group of parasitic Malaysian plants without stems or leaves, and with a single large flower, sometimes 3 feet in diameter.
[< New Latin Rafflesia the genus name < T. Stamford Raffles, 1781-1826, a British lieutenant governor of Sumatra and of Java, who discovered the plant]

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  • raf — gi·raf·fa; raf·fia; raf·fi·nase; raf·fi·nate; raf·fi·nose; raf·fles; raf·fle·sia; raf·fle·si·a·ce·ae; raf·ty; raf·fle; gi·raf·fid; gi·raf·foid; raf·fee; raf·fle·si·a·ceous; …   English syllables

  • sia — aba·sia; ach·a·la·sia; achon·dro·pla·sia; achro·ma·sia; achro·ma·top·sia; ac·mes·the·sia; acoe·nes·the·sia; acra·sia; ac·ro·par·es·the·sia; ageu·sia; ag·no·sia; aki·ne·sia; al·ge·sia; al·o·ca·sia; am·bro·sia; amu·sia; an·al·ge·sia;… …   English syllables

  • rafflesia — raf·fle·sia …   English syllables

  • Rafflesia — Raf|fle|sia auch: Raff|le|sia 〈f.; , si|en〉 = Riesenblume [nach dem brit. Beamten H. S. Raffles, 1781 1826] * * * Rafflesia,   Gattung der Rafflesiengewächse.   …   Universal-Lexikon

  • rafflesia — raf•fle•sia [[t]rəˈfli ʒə[/t]] n. pl. sias pln a stemless, leafless Malaysian plant of the genus Rafflesia, of the family Rafflesiaceae, bearing a flower that grows to 3 ft. (90 cm) in diameter, the world s largest • Etymology: < NL (1821),… …   From formal English to slang

  • a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… …   English syllables

  • si — ab·ba·si; abra·si·om·e·ter; ab·stru·si·ty; ac·ces·si·bil·i·ty; ac·ces·si·ble; ac·qui·si·tion; acra·si·a·les; acra·si·e·ae; ac·ro·tar·si·al; ac·ro·tar·si·um; adi·ba·si; ad·mis·si·bil·i·ty; ad·mis·si·ble; ad·ver·si·ty; aero·si·nus·i·tis; ali·si·er; …   English syllables

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