Rhaphania is a technical term commonly used to refer to a genus of plant that belongs to the family of Rosaceae. The spelling of this word corresponds to the conventional rules of English spelling. The word consists of five syllables - /rəˈfæn.i.ə/ - with emphasis on the second syllable. The first syllable carries the unstressed vowel-sound /ə/, which is followed by the consonant-cluster /r/ and the vowel-sound /æ/. The last three syllables contain the unstressed vowel-sound /i/, the consonant /ə/ and the unstressed vowel-sound /ə/, respectively.
Raphania, a spasmodic disease supposed to be due to poisoning by the seeds of Rhaphanus rhaphanistrum, or wild radish.
A practical medical dictionary. By Stedman, Thomas Lathrop. Published 1920.