hexaploid

1 of 2

adjective

hexa·ploid ˈhek-sə-ˌplȯid

: having or being six times the monoploid chromosome number

hexaploid noun

hexaploidy

ˈhek-sə-ˌplȯi-dē

noun

hexaploidy

2 of 2

noun

hex·a·ploidy -dē

plural -es

: the condition of being hexaploid

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1912, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of hexaploid was in 1912

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hexaploid

adjective

hexa·ploid ˈhek-sə-ˌplȯid

: having or being six times the monoploid chromosome number

hexaploid noun

hexaploidy

-ˌplȯid-ē

noun

plural hexaploidies

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