amphidiploid
[ am-fi-dip-loid ]
nounBiology.
a plant having the sum of the chromosome numbers of two parental species, owing to the doubling of the chromosomes in a hybrid of two species.
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British Dictionary definitions for amphidiploid
amphidiploid
/ (ˌæmfɪˈdɪplɔɪd) /
noun
a plant originating from hybridization between two species in which the chromosome number is the sum of the chromosome numbers of both parental species. It behaves as an independent species
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