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pentaploid
adjective pen·ta·ploid \ˈpen-tə-ˌplȯid\
Definition of PENTAPLOID
: having or being a chromosome number that is five times the basic number
— pentaploid noun
— pen·ta·ploi·dy \-ˌplȯi-dē\ noun
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First Known Use of PENTAPLOID
1921
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