Look up: stapelia

1. stapelia
   [n] - any of various plants of the genus Stapelia having succulent leafless toothed stems resembling cacti and large evil-smelling (often star-shaped) flowers
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2. Stapelia
   Sta·pe'li·a noun [ New Latin So named after John Bodæus a Stapel , a physician of Amsterdam.] (Botany) An extensive and curious genus of African plants of the natural order Asclepiadaceæ (Milkweed family). They are succulen...
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3. stapelia
   <botany> An extensive and curious genus of African plants of the natural order Asclepiadaceae (Milkweed family). They are succulent plants without leaves, frequently covered with dark tubercles giving them a very grotesque appearance. The odour of the blossoms is like that of carrion. ... Orig...
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4. stapelia
   carrion flower noun any of various plants of the genus Stapelia having succulent leafless toothed stems resembling cacti and large foul-smelling (often star-shaped) flowers
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5. Stapelia
   • (n.) An extensive and curious genus of African plants of the natural order Asclepiadaceae (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.
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6. Stapelia
   (from the article `Asclepiadaceae`) ...carnosa, which is commonly called wax plant because of its waxy white flowers, is often grown indoors as a pot plant. Succulent plants of the ... any of about 75 species of succulent plants of the genus Stapelia of the milkweed family (Apocynaceae), native to tropical areas of southern Africa. ... ...
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7. Stapelia
   The genus `Stapelia` consists of around 40 species of low growing, spineless, stem succulent plants, predominantly from South Africa. The flowers of certain species, most notably Stapelia gigantea, can reach 41&nbsp;cm (16&nbsp;inches) in diameter when fully open. Most Stape...
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