Octoploid

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    a cell that has eight complete sets of chromosomes
  2. 2
    an organism whose cells have eight complete sets of chromosomes
Adjective
  1. 1
    having eight complete sets of chromosomes in a single cell not-comparable

Etymology

From octo- + -ploid.

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