ˈheksəˌstik noun
also hex·as·ti·chon hekˈsastəˌkän
( plural hexastichs also hex·as·ti·cha ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷stə̇kə)
Etymology: New Latin hexastichon, from Medieval Latin, probably from Greek hexastichon, neuter of hexastichos of six rows, of six lines, from hexa- + stichos row, line; akin to Greek steichein to go — more at stich
: a group, stanza, or poem of six lines
• hex·a·stich·ic |heksə|stikik adjective