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Rafflesia meaning

Any of several large parasitic plants, of the genus Rafflesia, from South East Asia, that have no roots, stems or leaves; Rafflesia arnoldii has the largest known flower with a diameter of over a yard.

Using Rafflesia

  • The main meaning on this page is: Any of several large parasitic plants, of the genus Rafflesia, from South East Asia, that have no roots, stems or leaves; Rafflesia arnoldii has the largest known flower with a diameter of over a yard.

Context around Rafflesia

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 19.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 1 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

giant 1×

Often after:

tuan 1× arnoldii 1×

Sentence patterns with Rafflesia

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

both rafflesia and amorphophallus 1× rafflesia arnoldii has 1× rafflesia is a 1× see a rafflesia the world 1× the giant rafflesia tuan mudae 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

both rafflesia and 1× i was taken 1× rafflesia arnoldii has 1× rafflesia is a 1× the giant rafflesia 1×

Common sentence endings:

below a waterfall 1× giant floral outgrowth 1× only distantly related 1× southeast asian countries 1× terms of weight 1×

Words around Rafflesia

Just before it in the word index:

raffles 112 raffled 17 raffle 414 raffl 9 raffish 4 raffinate 2

Just after it in the word index:

raffling 8 raffma 2 raffo 2 rafford 4 raffoul 2 raffy 17

Similar in corpus frequency:

aadujeevitham 7 aani 7 aarne 7 aasb 7 aasen 7 aashiqui 7

Corpus analysis for Rafflesia

  • In this selection, "rafflesia" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 19.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, giant, tuan and arnoldii stand out and add context to how "rafflesia" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include both rafflesia and amorphophallus and rafflesia arnoldii has. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "rafflesia" sits close to words such as aadujeevitham, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with rafflesia

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The giant Rafflesia tuan-mudae grows in several Southeast Asian countries. (11 words)

Both Rafflesia and Amorphophallus are flowering plants, but they are only distantly related. (13 words)

Rafflesia arnoldii has the largest single flower of any flowering plant, at least in terms of weight. (17 words)

Longer example sentences

I was taken on a boat ride though some of the rivers of the rainforest and travelled on foot to see a Rafflesia, the world’s largest species of flowers and to swim in a pool below a waterfall. (39 words)

Rafflesia is a mysterious, parasitic plant that lives underground and becomes visible as an improbable giant floral outgrowth. (18 words)

Rafflesia arnoldii has the largest single flower of any flowering plant, at least in terms of weight. (17 words)

Example sentences (5)

I was taken on a boat ride though some of the rivers of the rainforest and travelled on foot to see a Rafflesia, the world’s largest species of flowers and to swim in a pool below a waterfall.

The giant Rafflesia tuan-mudae grows in several Southeast Asian countries.

Rafflesia is a mysterious, parasitic plant that lives underground and becomes visible as an improbable giant floral outgrowth.

Both Rafflesia and Amorphophallus are flowering plants, but they are only distantly related.

Rafflesia arnoldii has the largest single flower of any flowering plant, at least in terms of weight.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "rafflesia" in a sentence?
An example: "I was taken on a boat ride though some of the rivers of the rainforest and travelled on foot to see a Rafflesia, the world’s largest species of flowers and to swim in a pool below a waterfall." This page contains 5 example sentences with the word "rafflesia" from authentic English texts.
What does "rafflesia" mean?
Rafflesia means: Any of several large parasitic plants, of the genus Rafflesia, from South East Asia, that have no roots, stems or leaves; Rafflesia arnoldii has the largest known flower with a diameter of over a yard.
How many example sentences with "rafflesia" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 5 example sentences with "rafflesia", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.