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stapelia

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun stapelia has 1 sense

stapelia(n = noun.plant) carrion flower, starfish flower - any of various plants of the genus Stapelia having succulent leafless toothed stems resembling cacti and large foul-smelling (often star-shaped) flowers; Array

is a kind of herb, herbaceous plant

is a member of genus stapelia

has particulars: stapelias asterias

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CIDE DICTIONARY

stapelia, n. [NL. So named after John Bodæus a Stapel, a physician of Amsterdam.].

An extensive and curious genus of African plants of the natural order Asclepiadaceæ (Milkweed family). They are succulent plants without leaves, frequently covered with dark tubercles giving them a very grotesque appearance. The odor of the blossoms is like that of carrion. [1913 Webster]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

stapelia, n. any S. African plant of the genus Stapelia, with flowers having an unpleasant smell.

Etymology

mod.L f. J. B. von Stapel, Du. botanist d. 1636

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