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polyploid

po·lyp·loid

UK/ˈpɒlɪˌplɔɪd/ US/ˈpɑliˌplɔɪd/ uncommon
adjective (1) noun (1)

adjective

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of a cell or organism having more than twice the haploid number of chromosomes

  • “a polyploid cell”
  • “a polyploid species”
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Origin

From poly- + -ploid.

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