STAPELIA

Meaning of STAPELIA in English

[sta.pe.lia] n [NL, fr. J. B. van Stapel d. 1636 Du. botanist] (ca. 1785): any of a genus (Stapelia) of African perennial herbs of the milkweed family with succulent typically leafless toothed stems like cactus joints and showy but usu. putrid-smelling flowers

Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012

STAPELIA — noun Etymology: New Latin, from J. B. van Stapel died 1636 Dutch botanist Date: 1776 any of a genus ( …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
STAPELIA — stəˈpēlēə noun Etymology: New Latin, from J. Bodaeus van Stapel died 1636 Du. physician and botanist + New Latin -ia …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STAPELIA — (n.) An extensive and curious genus of African plants of the natural order Asclepiadaceae (Milkweed family). They are succulent plants …
Английский словарь Webster
STAPELIA — ( n. ) An extensive and curious genus of African plants of the natural order Asclepiadaceae (Milkweed family). They are …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STAPELIA — /steuh pee"lee euh/ , n. any of various plants of the genus Stapelia, of the milkweed family, native to southern …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
STAPELIA — noun Etymology: New Latin, from J. B. van Stapel died 1636 Dutch botanist Date: 1776 : any of a genus …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
STAPELIA — noun an extensive and curious genus of african plants of the natural order asclepiadaceae (milkweed family). they are succulent plants …
Webster English vocab
STAPELIA — stapelia BrE AmE stə ˈpiːl i‿ə AmE \ -ˈpiːl jə
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
STAPELIA — n. any S. African plant of the genus Stapelia, with flowers having an unpleasant smell. [mod.L f. J. B. von …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
STAPELIA — n. any S. African plant of the genus Stapelia, with flowers having an unpleasant smell. [ mod.L f. J. B. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
STAPELIA — n. any S. African plant of the genus Stapelia, with flowers having an unpleasant smell. Etymology: mod.L f. J. B. …
Oxford English vocab
STAPELIA — Стапелия
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
STAPELIA — Pronunciation: st ə - ' p ē l-y ə Function: noun Etymology: New Latin, from J. B. van Stapel † …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
STARFISH FLOWER — noun : a plant of the genus Stapelia (especially S. asterias )
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CARRION FLOWER — noun 1. : an American catbrier ( Smilax herbacea ) whose flowers smell like carrion 2. : a plant of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ANNULUS
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AFRICAN SWALLOWWORT — noun Usage: usually capitalized A : a plant of the genus Stapelia
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CARRION FLOWER — 1. any of several North American climbing plants of the genus Smilax, esp. S. herbacea, having small white flowers with …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CARRION FLOWER — any of about 75 species of succulent plants of the genus Stapelia of the milkweed family (Asclepiadaceae), native to tropical …
Britannica English vocabulary
GENTIANALES — gentian order of flowering plants, belonging to the class Magnoliopsida (the dicotyledons). It is composed of 6 families and approximately …
Britannica English vocabulary
ASCLEPIADACEAE — Texas, or white, milkweed (Asclepias texana) the milkweed family of the flowering-plant order Gentianales, including more than 280 genera and …
Britannica English vocabulary
CARRION — n. & adj. --n. 1 dead putrefying flesh. 2 something vile or filthy. --adj. rotten, loathsome. øcarrion crow a black …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CARRION — n. & adj. n. 1 dead putrefying flesh. 2 something vile or filthy. adj. rotten, loathsome. carrion crow a black …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CARRION — n. & adj. --n. 1. dead putrefying flesh. 2 something vile or filthy. --adj. rotten, loathsome. Phrases and idioms: carrion …
Oxford English vocab
FLOWER — n. 25B6; noun blue flowers : BLOOM, blossom, floweret, floret. See lists. the flower of the nation's youth : BEST, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
СТАПЕЛИЯ — Stapelia
Русско-Американский Английский словарь
CARRION FLOWER — 1) сассапариль травянистая (Smilax herbacea) 2) синюха (Polemonium) 3) стапелия (Stapelia)
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
CARRION FLOWER — 1) сассапариль травянистая ( Smilax herbacea ) 2) синюха ( Polemonium ) 3) стапелия ( Stapelia )
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
СТАПЕЛИЯ — (Stapelia) carrion flower
Новый Русско-Английский биологический словарь

Merriam-Webster English vocab

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