sta·pe·li·a (st -p  l-)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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| Noun | 1. | 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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