octoploid

adjective

oc·to·ploid ˈäk-tə-ˌplȯid

: having a chromosome number eight times the basic haploid chromosome number

octoploid noun

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1921, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of octoploid was in 1921

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octoploid

1 of 2 adjective

oc·to·ploid

variants also octaploid

ˈäk-tə-ˌplȯid

: having a chromosome number eight times the basic haploid chromosome number

octoploidy

-ˌplȯid-ē

noun

plural octoploidies

octoploid

2 of 2 noun

variants also octaploid

: an octoploid individual

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