See Also: weeded(1)(dictionary)
weeded(2)(dictionary)
octo-(medicine)
octo-(dictionary)
octo-(dictionary)
Octo-Dogs and Shells(recipes)

weeded(1) (iou) and octo- (iou)


weeded(1) (iou)



weeded adjective1. M18.
[from WEED noun1, verb1: see -ED2, -ED1.]
Freed from weeds. M18.
Covered with weeds; full of or choked with weeds (also foll. by up). E19.
Thinned out; sparse. Scot. M19.

octo- (iou)



octo- combining form. Before a vowel oct-.
[from Latin octo eight, or (occas.) as OCTA-: see -O-.]
Having eight, eightfold.
octocoral noun (Zoology) a coral of a group characterized by polyps with eight tentacles, an alcyonarian M20.
octoco'rallian adjective (Zoology) designating or pertaining to a coral with eightfold symmetry M20.
octode noun (Radio) a thermionic valve with eight electrodes M20.
octofid adjective (Botany) (of a calyx or corolla) divided into eight segments M18.
octofoil adjective & noun (a) adjective having or consisting of eight leaves or lobes; (b) noun an octofoil ornamental or heraldic figure: M19.
octofoiled adjective = octofoil adjective M19.
oc'toic adjective (Chemistry) = OCTANOIC L19.
octo'petalous adjective having eight petals M18.
octose noun (Chemistry) any monosaccharide sugar with eight carbon atoms in its molecule L19.
octo'sepalous adjective (Botany) having eight sepals L19.