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adj. [Gr. okto, eight; meros, part](CNIDARIA: Anthozoa)Organs or parts of organs arranged in series of 8.
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
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Octamerous — Oc*tam er*ous, a. [Octa + Gr. ? part.] (Biol.) Having the parts in eights; as, an octamerous flower; octamerous mesenteries in polyps. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
octamerous — [äk tam′ər əs] adj. [ OCTA + MEROUS] having eight parts in each whorl: said of flowers: also written 8 merous … English World dictionary
octamerous — octamerism /ok tam euh riz euhm/, n. /ok tam euhr euhs/, adj. 1. consisting of or divided into eight parts. 2. Bot. (of flowers) having eight members in each whorl. Also, octomerous. [1860 65; < Gk oktamerés having eight parts (equiv. to okta… … Universalium
octamerous — adjective Having parts in groups of eight … Wiktionary
octamerous — adj. consisting of 8 parts; divided into 8 sections; (Botany) having 8 parts in each whorl … English contemporary dictionary
octamerous — [ɒk tam(ə)rəs] adjective Botany & Zoology 1》 having parts arranged in groups of eight. 2》 consisting of eight joints or parts … English new terms dictionary
octamerous — oc·tam·er·ous … English syllables
octamerous — /ɒkˈtæmərəs/ (say ok tamuhruhs) adjective consisting of or divided into eight parts. {Greek oktamerēs of eight parts + ous} …
octamerous — a. having its parts in eights … Dictionary of difficult words
octamerous — adj. 1 esp. Bot. having eight parts. 2 Zool. having organs arranged in eights … Useful english dictionary
