pentaploid Syllabification: (pen·ta·ploid)Pronunciation: /ˈpentəˌploid/ GeneticsDefinition of pentaploid adjective (of a cell or nucleus) containing five homologous sets of chromosomes. (of an organism or species) composed of pentaploid cells. noun a pentaploid organism, variety, or species. pentaploid in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of pentaploid in the British & World English dictionary
