polyploid adjective & noun. ['pɒlɪplɔɪd] E20.
[from POLY- + -PLOID.]
Biology.
A. adjective. (Of a cell) containing more than two homologous sets of chromosomes; (of an individual) composed of polyploid cells. E20.
b. noun. A polyploid organism. E20.

■ polyploidize verb trans. make polyploid M20.

■ polyploidy noun polyploid condition E20.

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