octoploid adjective & noun. ['ɒktǝplɔɪd] Also octaploid. E20.
[from OCTO-, OCTA- + -PLOID.]
Biology.
A. adjective. (Of a cell) containing eight sets of chromosomes; (of an individual) composed of octoploid cells. E20.
b. noun. An octoploid individual. E20.

■ octoploidy noun octoploid condition M20.

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