stapelia

Meaning

Noun

Any of the genus Stapelia (genus) of low-growing succulent plants, predominantly from South Africa, and often giving off an odour of rotten flesh.

Related

Similar words

carrion flower

Origin

From Stapelia (genus), the genus name, after J. B. van Stapel.

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