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polyploid

Syllabification: (pol·y·ploid)
Pronunciation: /ˈpäliˌploid/

Biology
Definition of polyploid

adjective

  • (of a cell or nucleus) containing more than two homologous sets of chromosomes.
  • (of an organism or species) composed of polyploid cells.

noun

  • a polyploid organism, variety, or species.

Derivatives

polyploidy

noun

polyploid in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of polyploid in the British & World English dictionary