Octamerous

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  octamerous \oc*tam"er*ous\ (ocr/k*t[a^]m"[~e]r*[u^]s), a. [Octa-
     + Gr. me`ros part.] (Biol.)
     Having the parts in eights; as, an octamerous flower;
     octamerous mesenteries in polyps.
     [1913 Webster]