octoploid

adjective

oc·​to·​ploid ˈäk-tə-ˌplȯid 

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

octoploid noun

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use

1921, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

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