amphiploid

noun

am·​phi·​ploid ˈam(p)-fi-ˌplȯid 

plural amphiploids

: an individual that is a hybrid of two different species and that possesses more than two sets of chromosomes : allopolyploid

[University of Missouri researcher James D.] Wortsell's new wheat strain is an amphiploid, a synthetic grain formed from two wild species.

—United Press International

compare amphidiploid

amphiploid adjective

an amphiploid species

amphiploidy

ˈam(p)-fi-ˌplȯi-dē 

noun

plural amphiploidies

Word History

Etymology

amphi- + -ploid

First Known Use

1945, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

amphiploid

noun

am·​phi·​ploid ˈam(p)-fi-ˌplȯid 

: an individual that is a hybrid of two different species and that possesses more than two sets of chromosomes : allopolyploid compare amphidiploid

amphiploid adjective

amphiploidy

-ˌplȯid-ē 

noun

plural amphiploidies