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stapelia

sta·pe·li·a [ stə plee ə ] (plural sta·pe·li·as or sta·pe·li·a)


noun 
Definition:
 
African plant similar to cactus: a plant similar to the cactus, with thick fleshy four-angled stems and no leaves. Flowers: large, mottled, foul-smelling. Native to: Africa.  Genus Stapelia.

[Late 18th century. < modern Latin, after Jan Bode van Stapel (d. 1636), Dutch botanist]
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