Octandrian.

Brit.

/ɒkˈtandrɪə/, U.S.

/ɑkˈtændriə/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Octandria.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Octandria (Linnaeus Systema Naturæ (1735) < octo- octo- comb. form + -andria (see Monandria n.). Compare French octandrie (dated 1729 in Robert Dict. alphabétique et analogique (1986)).

Botany. Now historical.

In the Linnaean artificial system: the eighth class of plants, comprising those having hermaphrodite flowers with eight stamens; (also) an order characterized by flowers with eight stamens in any of certain other classes.

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the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > flower or flowering plant > [noun] > characterized by parts > characterized by stamens, pistils, or sex of flowers > classes based on

Triandria1748

heptandria1753

hexandria1753

icosandria1753

Monadelphia1753

Monandria1753

Monoecia1753

Octandria1753

Polyadelphia1753

polyandria1753

Polygamia1753

Pentandria1754

Monogynia1757

Pentagynia1757

Tetradynamia1760

Tetragynia1760

Tetrandria1760

Triœcia1760

Octagynia1765

hexagynia1777

polygynia1865

1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. Octandria,..a class of plants with hermaphrodite flowers, and eight stamina, or male parts in each.

1785 T. Martyn tr. J.-J. Rousseau Lett. Elements Bot. xxix. 458 The Poplars are in the Order Octandria [of the class Diœcia].

1829 T. Castle Introd. Systematical & Physiol. Bot. iv. 131 The class octandria embraces several natural assemblages of vegetables.

1872–3 Chambers' Encycl. 267/1 Thus Class I., Monandria..consists of plants the flowers of which have only one stamen;..Class VIII., Octandria (Gr. octo eight).

Derivatives

† octandrian adj. Obsolete rare = octandrous adj.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

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the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > [adjective] > having or relating to parts > of or having stamens or pistils > of or having stamens or male > in specific quantity, form, or arrangement

castrate1704

syngenesious1753

pentandrious1754

pentandrous1757

polyandrous1757

polyadelphous1778

triandrious1786

polyandrian1787

gynandrian1791

monadelphous1806

monandrous1806

tetrandrous1806

perigynous1807

octandrousa1815

pleurogynous1819

hypogynous1821

icosandrian1828

octandrian1828

pentandrian1828

polyadelphian1828

tetradynamian1828

hexandrous1830

pentadelphous1830

tetradynamous1830

triadelphous1830

triandrous1830

icosandrous1836

corollifloral1839

indefinite1839

oligandrous1851

isadelphous1855

thalamifloral1857

thalamiflorous1857

phalangiform1858

polyandrious1858

allagostemonous1879

corolliflorous1880

obdiplostemonous1882

hypogynic1886

octandrious1890

Monadelphic1959

polyandric1976

1828 N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Octandrian, having eight stamens.

† octandrious adj. Obsolete rare = octandrous adj.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

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