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stapelia

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sta·pe·li·a  (st-pl-)
n.
Any of various plants of the genus Stapelia, including the starfish flower.

[New Latin Stapelia, genus name, after Jan Bode van Stapel (died 1636), Dutch botanist.]

stapelia [stəˈpiːlɪə]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any fleshy cactus-like leafless African plant of the asclepiadaceous genus Stapelia, having thick four-angled stems and large typically fetid mottled flowers
[from New Latin, named after J. B. van Stapel, (died 1636), Dutch botanist]
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Noun1.stapelia - any of various plants of the genus Stapelia having succulent leafless toothed stems resembling cacti and large foul-smelling (often star-shaped) flowers
herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
genus Stapelia - genus of foul-smelling plants resembling cacti; found from Africa to East India
Stapelias asterias - stapelia of Cape Province having mostly dark red-brown flowers with flat starlike corollas


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The huge flower of stapelia gigantia dwarfs even its own faux-cactus foliage, a cluster of fat, green, upright stems.
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