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(n.) 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 odor of the blossoms is like that of carrion.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Stapelia'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/stapelia.html. 1828.
 
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