octoploid

adjective

oc·​to·​ploid ˈäk-tə-ˌplȯid How to pronounce octoploid (audio)
: having a chromosome number eight times the basic haploid chromosome number
octoploid noun

Word History

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First Known Use

1921, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of octoploid was in 1921

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“Octoploid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/octoploid. Accessed 7 Dec. 2024.

Medical Definition

octoploid

1 of 2 adjective
oc·​to·​ploid
variants also octaploid
: having a chromosome number eight times the basic haploid chromosome number
octoploidy noun
plural octoploidies

octoploid

2 of 2 noun
variants also octaploid
: an octoploid individual
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