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Oc"to*pus (?), n. [NL. See
Octopod.] (Zoöl.) A genus of eight-armed
cephalopods, including numerous species, some of them of large size.
See Devilfish,

Oc`to*ra"*di*a`ted (?), a. [Octo-
+ radiated.] Having eight rays.

Oc`to*roon" (?), n. [L. octo
eight + -roon, as in quadroon.] The offspring of a
quadroon and a white person; a mestee.

Oc`to*sper"mous (?), a. [Octo- +
Cr. &?; seed.] (Bot.) Containing eight seeds.

Oc*tos"ti*chous (?), a. [Octo- +
Gr. &?; a row.] (Bot.) In eight vertical ranks, as leaves
on a stem.

Oc"to*style (?), a. [Octo- + Gr.
&?; a pillar: cf.F. octostyle.] (Arch.) 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.


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