Sexennial, seks-en′yal, adj. lasting six years: happening once in six years—also Sextenn′ial.—adv. Sexenn′ially. [L. sex, six, annus, a year.]
Sexfid, seks′fid, adj. (bot.) six-cleft.
Sexfoil, seks′foil, n. a plant or flower with six leaves.
Sexisyllabic, sek-si-si-lab′ik, adj. having six syllables.—n. Sex′isyllable, a word of six syllables.
Sexivalent, sek-siv′a-lent, adj. (chem.) having an equivalent of six. [L. sex, six, valens—valēre, to have strength.]
Sexlocular, seks-lok′ū-lär, adj. six-celled.
Sexpartite, seks′pär-tīt, adj. divided into six parts. [L. sex, six, partitus, divided.]
Sext, Sexte, sekst, n. (eccles.) the office of the sixth hour, originally said at midday: (mus.) the interval of a sixth.—adj. Sex′tan, recurring every sixth day. [L. sextus, sixth—sex, six.]
Sextain, seks′tān, n. a stanza of six lines.
Sextans, seks′tanz, n. an ancient Roman bronze coin, worth one-sixth of the as.—adjs. Sex′tantal; Sex′tic, of the sixth degree. [L.,—sex, six.]