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Webster 1913 Edition


octamerous

oc-tam′er-ous

(ocr/k-tăm′ẽr-ŭs)
,
Adj.
[
Octa-
+ Gr.
μέροσ
part.]
(Biol.)
Having the parts in eights;
as, an
octamerous
flower;
octamerous
mesenteries in polyps.

Definition 2024


octamerous

octamerous

English

Adjective

octamerous (not comparable)

  1. (biology, zoology) Having parts in groups of eight