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Definition of Stapelia

1. Noun. Any of various plants of the genus Stapelia having succulent leafless toothed stems resembling cacti and large foul-smelling (often star-shaped) flowers.

Definition of Stapelia

1. n. An extensive and curious genus of African plants of the natural order Asclepiadaceæ (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.

Definition of Stapelia

1. an African plant [n -S]

Medical Definition of Stapelia

1. 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. Origin: NL. So named after John Bodaeus a Stapel, a physician of Amsterdam. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Stapelia

Literary usage of Stapelia

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Hortus Kewensis; Or, A Catalogue of the Plants Cultivated in the Royal by William Aiton (1811)
"Small-flower'd stapelia. Nat. of the Cape of Good Hope. Mr. Francis Masson. ... Willden. sp. caule tetragono erecto superne ramoso: ramis stapelia concinna. ..."

2. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1917)
"stapelia grandiflora. (XX) together, near the base of the sts.; corolla 5-6 in. diam., velvety-pubescent, inner face dark purple-brown, lobes ciliate, ..."

3. Curtis's Botanical Magazine, Or, Flower-garden Displayed by John Sims (1819)
"( ) stapelia STRICTA. UPRIGHT stapelia Class and Order. ... It has been sometimes called in our collections stapelia rufa ; but has no similarity to the ..."

4. A Botanical Materia Medica: Consisting of the Generic and Specific by Jonathan Stokes (1812)
"stapelia incarnata. Corolla glabrous; segments subulate-triangular, fiat. ... stapelia adscendens. Corolla glabrous; segments ovate, reflected at the margin ..."

5. Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society by Royal Microscopical Society, London (1882)
"Stomata of stapelia.t—J. Jako describes the structure of the complicated stomata of stapelia variegata and trifida, which presents considerable analogy to ..."

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