Rafflesia

英 [rə'fliːʒɪə; -'zɪə] 美
  • n. [植] 大花草属（产自马来西亚）
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英文词源

Rafflesia (n.)
genus of Malaysian plants, 1820, named for Sir T. Stamford Raffles (1781-1826), British governor of Sumatra, who introduced it to the West, + abstract noun ending -ia. He reports the native name was petimum sikinlili "Devil's betel-box."