octamerous

[ ok-tam-er-uh s ]
/ ɒkˈtæm ər əs /

adjective

consisting of or divided into eight parts.
Botany. (of flowers) having eight members in each whorl.
Also octomerous.

Origin of octamerous

1860–65; < Greek oktamerḗs having eight parts (equivalent to okta- octa- + mér(os) -merous + -ēs adj. suffix) + -ous

OTHER WORDS FROM octamerous

oc·tam·er·ism [ok-tam-uh-riz-uh m] /ɒkˈtæm əˌrɪz əm/, noun

Words nearby octamerous

octahedrite, octahedron, octal, octal notation, octamer, octamerous, octameter, octan, octandrious, octane, octane number

British Dictionary definitions for octamerous

octamerous
/ (ɒkˈtæmərəs) /

adjective

consisting of eight parts, esp (of flowers) having the parts arranged in groups of eight