Skip to content
ontologydriven
Sign out

Dictionary

Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

octoploid en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw Proto-Hellenic *oktṓ Ancient Greek ὀκτώ (oktṓ)bor. Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw Proto-Italic *oktō Latin octōbor. English octo- English -ploid English octoploid From octo- + -ploid.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) having eight complete sets of chromosomes in a single cell

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
octaploid alternative lexicographic

octoploid en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw Proto-Hellenic *oktṓ Ancient Greek ὀκτώ (oktṓ)bor. Proto-Indo-European *oḱtṓw Proto-Italic *oktō Latin octōbor. English octo- English -ploid English octoploid From octo- + -ploid.

Meanings

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

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
octoploids Number=Plur lexicographic
octaploid alternative lexicographic

Deriveds

allooctoploid · octoploidy · octoploidization