noun
genus of foul-smelling plants resembling cacti; found from Africa to East India
• Hypernyms: ↑dicot genus, ↑magnoliopsid genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Asclepiadaceae, ↑family Asclepiadaceae, ↑milkweed family
• Member Meronyms: ↑stapelia, ↑carrion flower, ↑starfish flower, ↑Stapelias asterias
Useful english dictionary. 2012.