rafflesia
nounHow many syllables in rafflesia?
There are 2 syllables in the word rafflesia.How to pronounce rafflesia:
Definition of rafflesia:
- rafflesia (noun):
- any of a genus (rafflesia of the family rafflesiaceae) of malaysian dicotyledonous plants that are parasitic in other plants and have fleshy usually foul-smelling apetalous flowers emerging from the host, imbricated scales in place of leaves, and no stems
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