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Rafflesia
Webster's Dictionary
(n.) 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.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Rafflesia'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/r/rafflesia.html. 1828.