Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for OC-TAN'DER
OC-TAN'DER, n. [Gr. οκτω, eight, and ανηρ, a male.]
In botany, a monoclinous or hermaphrodite plant, having eight stamens, which are distinct from each other, and distinct from the pistil.
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