| 单词 | starfish flower |
| 释义 | > as lemmasstarfish flower starfish flower n. any of various low-growing, spineless, succulent plants of the genus Stapelia (family Apocynaceae) native to Africa and bearing large, hairy flowers which are shaped like a starfish and frequently smell of rotting flesh; cf. carrion-flower n. at carrion n. and adj. Compounds 3b. ΚΠ 1864 L. H. Grindon Brit. & Garden Bot. 343 The star-fish flowers, which are species of Stapelia..have angular stems and branches like those of some kinds of cactus, but covered with scaly protuberances instead of spines. 1974 Amer. Biol. Teacher 36 79/1 Another strange adaptation to insure pollination is found in Stapelia, the starfish flower, or carrion flower. 2008 Telegram & Gaz. (Mass.) (Nexis) 27 Feb. 42 Commonly called the starfish flower, the bloom is shaped like an actual starfish but is much larger, and the scent is quite attractive—if you happen to be a fly in search of some several-days-old carrion. < as lemmas |
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