Word Parts - octa, octo, oct, octi, octon

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octa-, octo-, oct-, octi-, octon- : From Latin eight, eighth

octoroon - person having one-eighth black ancestry; octandrious - botany, having eight stamens; octarchy - government by eight rulers; octogenarian - person who is in her/his eighties; octogynous - botany, having eight pistils.

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octomerous, octonocular, octopetalous, octosyllable, octuple, octuplet, octad, octagon, octagonal, octagynous, octette, octillion, octiparous, octopetalous, octopod.

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