stapelia

noun

sta·​pe·​lia stə-ˈpēl-yə 

: any of a genus (Stapelia) of chiefly African perennial herbs of the milkweed family with succulent typically leafless toothed stems and showy but usually putrid-smelling star-shaped flowers

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from J. B. van Stapel †1636 Dutch botanist

First Known Use

1776, in the meaning defined above