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octamerous
CIDE DICTIONARY
octamerous, a. [Octa- + Gr. part.].
Having the parts in eights; as, an octamerous flower; octamerous mesenteries in polyps. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
octamerous, adj.
1 esp. Bot. having eight parts.
2 Zool. having organs arranged in eights.
1 esp. Bot. having eight parts.
2 Zool. having organs arranged in eights.
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