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Definition of Rafflesias
1. rafflesia [n] - See also: rafflesia
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rafflesias
Literary usage of Rafflesias
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1908)
"... and retained, all that they then needed for their support. But when the
rafflesias made their similar change, as they are assumed to have done, ..."
2. The Natural History of Plants: Their Forms, Growth, Reproduction, and by Anton Kerner von Marilaun (1902)
"... from the reports of travellers, that the fleshy rafflesias, which are found
principally on the routes frequented by large pachyderms, are disseminated ..."
3. Report of the Annual Meeting (1838)
"... of animals would live and thrive under this treatment, and I can see no reason
why, at the same time that our stoves are ornamented with rafflesias, ..."
4. The Natural History of Plants: Their Forms, Growth, Reproduction, and by Anton Kerner von Marilaun, Francis Wall Oliver, Mary Frances (Ewart) Macdonald, Marian (Balfour) Busk (1895)
"rafflesias are found in the haunts of elephants and along the tracks followed by
those beasts. The Rafflesia-fruits are accordingly no doubt trampled upon ..."
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