rafflesia
noun
raf·fle·sia rə-ˈflē-zh(ē-)ə 
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: 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
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The rafflesia belongs to a parasitic genus native to Southeast Asia, and so far scientists have failed to grow one outside of its native range. 
Kristy Totten, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Nov. 2021
Kristy Totten, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Nov. 2021 Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Sir Stamford Raffles †1826 English colonial administrator
First Known Use
1830, in the meaning defined above