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hexaploid

[ hek-suh-ploid ]

adjective

  1. having a chromosome number that is six times the haploid number.


noun

  1. a hexaploid cell or organism.
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Other Words From

  • hexa·ploidy noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of hexaploid1

First recorded in 1915–20; hexa- + -ploid

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