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

1921

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