Defn: Containing eight seeds.
OCTOSTICHOUS
Oc*tos"ti*chous, a. Etym: [Octo- + Gr. (Bot.)
Defn: In eight vertical ranks, as leaves on a stem.
OCTOSTYLE
Oc"to*style, a. Etym: [Octo- + Gr. octostyle.] (Arch.)
Defn: Having eight columns in the front; — said of a temple or portico. The Parthenon is octostyle, but most large Greek temples are hexastele. See Hexastyle. — n.
Defn: An octostyle portico or temple.
OCTOSYLLABIC; OCTOSYLLABICAL
Oc`to*syl*lab"ic, Oc`to*syl*lab"ic*al, a. Etym: [L. octosyllabus. See
Octo-, and Syllable.]
Defn: Consisting of or containing eight syllables.
OCTOSYLLABLE
Oc"to*syl`la*ble, a.
Defn: Octosyllabic.