octospermous

O1C3T1O1S1P3E1R1M3O1U1S1

adjective

Having eight seeds.

Scrabble 18

Meanings

adjectiveoctospermous (not comparable)
  1. not comparableHaving eight seeds.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*oḱtṓw
  2. Proto-Hellenic*oktṓ
  3. Ancient Greekὀκτώ (oktṓ)
  4. Proto-Indo-European*oḱtṓw
  5. Proto-Italic*oktō
  6. Latinoctō
  7. Englishocto-
  8. Englishoctospermous

From octo- + -spermous.

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Translations

French octosperme
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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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