octoploid

English

Alternative forms

• octaploid

Etymology

From octo- +‎ -ploid.

Adjective

octoploid (not comparable)

1. (genetics) having eight complete sets of chromosomes in a single cell

Noun

octoploid (plural octoploids)

1. (biology) a cell that has eight complete sets of chromosomes
2. (biology) an organism whose cells have eight complete sets of chromosomes

Derived terms

• allooctoploid
• octoploidy