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Webster 1913 Edition

Octofid

Oc′to-fid

,
Adj.
[
Octo-
+ root of L.
findere
to split: cf. F.
octofide
.]
(Bot.)
Cleft or separated into eight segments, as a calyx.

Webster 1828 Edition

Octofid

OC'TOFID

,
Adj.
[L. octo, eight, and findo, to cleave.]
In botany, cleft or separated into eight segments; as a calyx.

Definition 2024

octofid

octofid

English

Adjective

octofid ‎(not comparable)

  1. (botany) Cleft or separated into eight segments.
    an octofid calyx

Etymology

octo- + root of Latin findere to split.

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