"polyploid" in the noun sense
1. polyploid
genetics) an organism or cell having more than twice the haploid number of chromosomes
"polyploid" in the adjective sense
1. polyploid
of a cell or organism having more than twice the haploid number of chromosomes
"a polyploid cell"
"a polyploid species"
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