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car'rion flow"er

1. any of several North American climbing plants of the genus Smilax, esp. S. herbacea, having small white flowers with an odor of carrion.
2. Also called starfish flower. any of various succulent plants of the genus Stapelia, of southern Africa, having spotted or variegated flowers often with a fetid odor.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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