The Collaborative International Dictionary
Octandria
Octandria \Oc*tan"dri*a\, prop. n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. 'okta- (for 'oktw` eight) + ?, ?, male, man.] (Bot.) A Linn[ae]an class of plants, in which the flowers have eight stamens not united to one another or to the pistil.