octofid

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adjective

Cleft or separated into eight segments.

“an octofid calyx”

OriginLatin octofidus →
Scrabble 13
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Meanings

adjectiveoctofid (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyCleft or separated into eight segments.

    an octofid calyx

Origin

  1. Latinoctofidus
  2. Englishoctofid

From Latin octofidus, from octus (“eight”) + -fidus, related to findere (“to split”).

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APA

octofid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/octofid

MLA

“octofid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/octofid. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “octofid,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/octofid.

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