Category:Rafflesia

Raf*fle"si*a, n. Etym: [nl. Named from its discoverer, sir s. Raffle.] (bot.)

Defn: 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.