"Octostichous" is a word in ENGLISH

octostichous ENGLISH
Definition:

In eight vertical ranks, as leaves on a stem.

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Acherset LAW AND LEGAL

In old English law. A measure of corn, conjectured to have been the same with our quarter, or eight bushels, …

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alas CEBUANO

alas utsu n k. o. ornamental climbing cactus the fragrant flowers of which open around eight in the evening and …

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alcyonium ENGLISH

A genus of fleshy Alcyonaria, its polyps somewhat resembling flowers with eight fringed rays. The term was also formerly used …

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animas CEBUANO

animas a {1} for a person to be emaciated and ugly in appear-ance. Pagkasakit níya sa tísis, daut siya kaáyu …

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awrura CEBUANO

awrúra n {1} religious procession held in time of pestilence in the early morning or late evening hours for the …

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balasubas CEBUANO

balasúbas (not without l) n one who avoids meeting his obli-gations. Balasúbas kaáyu siyang muswildu. Utsu ang sábut, dus ray …

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ballade ENGLISH

A form of French versification, sometimes imitated in English, in which three or four rhymes recur through three stanzas of …

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bartiha CEBUANO

bartíha n {1} plank, board. Gilugkat ang usa ka bartíha sa bungbung, One plank was torn o? the wall. {2} …

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blacksnake ENGLISH

A snake of a black color, of which two species are common in the United States, the Bascanium constrictor, or …

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broach ENGLISH

A tool of steel, generally tapering, and of a polygonal form, with from four to eight cutting edges, for smoothing …

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broad gauge ENGLISH

A wider distance between the rails than the \"standard\" gauge of four feet eight inches and a half. See Gauge.

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broom corn ENGLISH

A variety of Sorghum vulgare, having a joined stem, like maize, rising to the height of eight or ten feet, …

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bugso HILIGAYNON

búgsò - A part, share, division, piece, small heap of meat, fish, etc.; to divide, portion out, cut in parts, …

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bulak CEBUANO

búlak n {1} flower, blossom. {1a} woman (metaphor). Ikaw ang búlak nga ákung gipangítà, You are the maid (lit. flower) …

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bushel ENGLISH

A dry measure, containing four pecks, eight gallons, or thirty-two quarts.

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Bushel LAW AND LEGAL

A dry measure, containing four pecks, eight gallons, or thirty-two quarts. But the dimensions of a bushel, and the weight …

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Butt LAW AND LEGAL

A measure of liquid capacity, equal to oue hundred aud eight gallons; also a measure of land

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calycozoa ENGLISH

A group of acalephs of which Lucernaria is the type. The body is cup-shaped with eight marginal lobes bearing clavate …

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carbuncle ENGLISH

A charge or bearing supposed to represent the precious stone. It has eight scepters or staves radiating from a common …

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carpus ENGLISH

The wrist; the bones or cartilages between the forearm, or antibrachium, and the hand or forefoot; in man, consisting of …

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