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raffles
(wn) | Raffles
n 1: British colonial administrator who founded Singapore
(1781-1826) [syn: Raffles, Sir Thomas Raffles, {Sir
Thomas Stamford Raffles}] |
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Gymnura Rafflesii
(gcide) | Bulau \Bu"lau\, n. [Native name.] (Zool.)
An East Indian insectivorous mammal (Gymnura Rafflesii),
somewhat like a rat in appearance, but allied to the
hedgehog.
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Rafflesia
(gcide) | Rafflesia \Raf*fle"si*a\ (r[a^]f*fl[=e]"zh[i^]*[.a]), n. [NL.
Named from its discoverer, Sir S. Raffles.] (Bot.)
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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Rafflesia Arnoldi
(gcide) | Rafflesia \Raf*fle"si*a\ (r[a^]f*fl[=e]"zh[i^]*[.a]), n. [NL.
Named from its discoverer, Sir S. Raffles.] (Bot.)
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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family rafflesiaceae
(wn) | family Rafflesiaceae
n 1: a family of parasitic plants of the order Aristolochiales
[syn: Rafflesiaceae, family Rafflesiaceae] |
rafflesiaceae
(wn) | Rafflesiaceae
n 1: a family of parasitic plants of the order Aristolochiales
[syn: Rafflesiaceae, family Rafflesiaceae] |
sir thomas raffles
(wn) | Sir Thomas Raffles
n 1: British colonial administrator who founded Singapore
(1781-1826) [syn: Raffles, Sir Thomas Raffles, {Sir
Thomas Stamford Raffles}] |
sir thomas stamford raffles
(wn) | Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles
n 1: British colonial administrator who founded Singapore
(1781-1826) [syn: Raffles, Sir Thomas Raffles, {Sir
Thomas Stamford Raffles}] |
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