1. Any of various plants of the genus Stapelia having succulent leafless toothed stems resembling cacti and large foul-smelling (often star-shaped) flowers
   "Stapelia flowers are often called carrion flowers due to their odour"; "starfish flower flowers are often called carrion flowers due to their odour";
   - stapelia, starfish flower

Derived forms: carrion flowers

Type of: herb, herbaceous plant

Part of: genus Stapelia

Encyclopedia: Carrion flower