— 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; oktamerés having eight parts (equiv. to okta- OCTA- + mér ( os ) -MEROUS + - es adj. suffix) + -OUS ]