octoploid

adjective oc·to·ploid \ˈäk-tə-ˌplȯid\

Definition of OCTOPLOID

: having a chromosome number eight times the basic haploid chromosome number

— octoploid noun

International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use: 1925

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